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Month: September 2019

When a Christian is Childless

27/09/201927/09/2019 Steph Penny 4 Comments Survivng Childlessness

We sat at the church function at one of those big round tables that can fit four couples around it. My husband and I listened in silent horror as the other three couples at the table freely and unashamedly bashed childless people. “Childless people have no idea what it’s like to be a parent,” they […]

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Why Perfectionism and Chronic Illness Don’t Mix

13/09/201913/09/2019 Steph Penny 2 Comments Counter-culturalism, Surviving Chronic Illness

I am a born perfectionist. I grew up with the work-hard, follow-the-rules, be-a-good-Christian-girl mentality. I walk into a room and spot the dirt. I hear when a singer is singing flat. I notice spelling mistakes in books. I am not looking for these things, but they are the first things I see. Perfectionism is based […]

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Singledom – Or the Social Leper Syndrome, Part 2

06/09/201906/09/2019 Steph Penny Leave a comment Surviving Singledom

A moment of inspiration After an agonising few years of self-doubt and frustration, it slowly dawned on me that maybe I was not alone. Maybe there were other Christians in their late twenties like me, unhappily single, alone, looking for support. Maybe there were resources out there for such singles and I just needed to […]

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