Looking back at the pages of my life in the past year, I realise that honouring each season we find ourselves in with intentional presence and determination makes a world of a difference. It shouldn’t just be clarity that moves us,we should be moved by faith, hope and the belief that the journey continues. Like the popular phrase says, “trust the process”. So, as life continues in this new year, instead of repelling and armouring up, lean in.

It’s a Saturday, 15h33 and I’m on a flight to Sao Paolo, Brazil - a 10-hour connecting flight from Cape Town (connected from Johannesburg). I’m sitting in an aisle seat, jamming to Elaine via the inflight entertainment channel whilst a little baby next to me is unsettled. Both parents are trying to calm him down but his cries are warranted. The flight is long and I can imagine, uncomfortable for him. The mom continually sings “twinkle twinkle little star”, with the hope to soothe him. Between...

Some weeks back someone I know posted a quote that said: “how nice is it to be exhausted from the things we prayed for.” So when I shared about how exhausted I was about work trips I was scheduled to take, my sisters’ reminder that I prayed for all this hit me like a ton of ice. I sobered up quickly and remembered… See, growing up, one of my favourite past times was magazine reading – something my mom passed on to me. I enjoyed the features, testing my knowledge with crossword puzzles or...