Dear Osaze Let me tell you something. Grief is a funny old thing. If you don’t process it, it will just stay locked up in your heart; trapped. Weighing the heart down, whether we are conscious of it or not. If you are lucky, it will come out at a most inopportune time. If you’re …
I have been meaning to do this post for months but due to one thing or the other, I simply did not get round to it. As another month rapidly draws to a close, I know I cannot allow this to be delayed and deferred further. It’s a simple post, really…. As part of my …
God has such a sense of humour. I had resigned myself to the fact that there would be no blog post this week as I didn’t have anything specific laid on my heart and I wasn’t about to make something up. I try to remind myself regularly that Just As I Am is not about …
The other day I remembered something that happened to me some 12 to 13 years ago. I was in a meeting with several of my colleagues in the company boardroom when, in adjusting my chair, I hit my knee on the leg of the table. It’s important that I set some context before carrying on …
As I have shared in the past, I battle with periodic episodes of angst concerning my children – their today and their tomorrow. One child-related event or the other would occur, triggering bouts of quiet anxiety. Sometimes, other people’s children would face difficult circumstances and I have to stop myself from projecting those negative situations …
A stream of consciousness (sufficiently coherent, hopefully relatable, but definitely lacking in elegance 😊) In the last few weeks, the Lord has been making some “moves” that have left me wondering: Is He dependable? Is He fully trustworthy? Is He fully fully good? He has really been coming across as, shall we say, unpredictable ………. …
As you can see from a couple of my recent posts, I am flailing a bit (a lot?) with trying to juggle this “remote working whilst supervising remote learners” business. I had those “rabbit caught in the headlights” moments twice again yesterday. Am I the only one finding that so-called “work tools” such as iPads …
We are all living in a world where there is constant and immense pressure to “have it all together”, even when internally and/or externally our worlds are crumbling. Because of the pressure to maintain this façade, we often don’t seek the help me need. We keep soldiering on, getting weaker and weaker by the day …
A story of staring down fear To say that the last two weeks have been challenging would be a gross understatement! I started 2021 with the goal to “level up” the Just As I Am website. I had personally built the first site using the straightforward Wix platform and I knew that there was plenty …
I’ve recently found myself in a few situations where I have felt All I am doing is praying. I have to do something more. I must admit, it stems from a place of periodically thinking that prayers, of themselves, are insufficient; I have to be doing more, in my own strength. I wonder if it’s …