inspirational
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Life of a Live- in Carer
Wednesday 21 June 2023, Today is the longest day of Summer, it’s only 9:30 in the morning and it feels like 2 days in one- that’s a long day! A typical day for a Live-in Carer. An ideal way for me to spend a beautiful, warm day like this would be resting in bed with…
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Happiness should not be a foreign expression
Sharing your happiness too is A TESTIMONY.There’s something positively contagious in witnessing someone’s sincerest inner joy shine outwardly, don’t hold that back.With good intentions, let people see what God is doing- THAT’S PRAISE!And may the next person catch it. I’ve just been watching a social media friend’s story post feeling nothing but moved by their…
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With age comes… An inner child
‘Children, obey your parents [as God’s representatives] in all things, for this [attitude of respect and obedience] is well-pleasing to the Lord [and will bring you God’s promised blessings].’ Colossians 3:20 7 am in the morning, coffee machine running in the background, vibrations from the boiler ringing louder than ever in this quiet house. Outside,…
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‘Help me, please!’
When 5 pm hit, I could feel the sweat on my back and the heat radiating off my body as I walked into the house. I’d completed a strenuous third lap out of four of my day’s shift, an hour walk from home and back. After all these weeks since the start of summer, I’m…
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The One You Lay Next To
Have you ever breathed in fog? Like walked right into the thick of it and sucked it in, whether by mistake or on purpose. Hits the throat right? And not in the most refreshing way when you’re already experiencing cold symptoms. ‘This is going to be a fun walk’ I thought to myself drawing the…
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Month of May
Nothing beats the high from that first cup of coffee in the morning. The old me would’ve had an eye roll moment for every time I’d heard something of that notion on an episode of Friends or Gilmore Girls, ‘people honestly hype coffee up- it doesn’t even taste that good!’ Yet here I am always…
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My Tunisian sad story
I’ve recently revisited some photographs from my past travels and felt to write a fiction piece based on an actual event that took place a week after I left Sousse. I evidently, am a fortunate one to have left when I did and my heart still goes out to the lives lost & their relatives. My…