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Reflections on becoming

  • Finding peace in our struggles

    There are lessons you learn only in the battle. David E. Sumrall As we go through a challenging season, relying on our abilities may feel like the surest way to overcome the struggle. But what I have learned is that having a posture of surrender—putting our hope in the Lord—is what makes the burden light. Read more

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  • Letter no. 44

    Dear reader from the future, The public square is so loud about issues with the highest human engagement (like angst and its relatives) where the highest profit is. And the algorithm knows when to offer “the good stuff,” strategically ordering content to ensure that we get hooked on what we consume, oblivious about how long Read more

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  • Having somebody to share the yoke with

    While folding laundry, I smiled, thinking about how nice it is to be married. At the moment, I couldn’t specify why, but at the top of my head is the experience of having somebody to share the yoke with. While I am folding all these clothes, I don’t think about what to cook because my Read more

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  • Visiting Utrecht University, Netherlands, virtually once a week

    I wouldn’t have imagined attending a class in Utrecht, Netherlands, without leaving my house. And I wasn’t even in my house but in a rented apartment empty of household pets which I had dreamed of having. But here I am, listening to internationals talk about global earth system governance and learning about the reality of Read more

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  • Coffee jelly recipes (from Dolci)

    ☕☕☕ ☕☕☕ Backstory I really wanted to buy the ready-to-eat coffee jelly I saw on a grocery shelf one day, but my husband said no (because I’ve been eating too much sweets lately). So, whenever I go to that grocery store and see the product on the shelf, my heart sinks every time. But one Read more

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jessa

Reflections on becoming

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