Hey friend,
The internet makes me tired. I miss getting a paper magazine and snuggling back into bed to savour each and every word.
THE SUNDAY MORNING SNUGGLE is for you, the tired and overwhelmed woman in Perth’s south-east. I want you to feel seen and encouraged, and it is too hard to trawl endlessly online for beauty. All my favourite publications, Coffee + Crumbs, Ashlee Gadd, Katie Blackburn, Risen Motherhood, women writing about faith and motherhood, or fun women’s lifestyle websites like Cup of Jo, are American. I want something especially for us. Not Australian content that forgets the most isolated city in the world, or articles that focus on the city and Freo, but forget the southern suburbs. It’s for us.
Photo by Hayley Murray on Unsplash.
What you can expect from these letters:
One Sunday morning you’ll get a deep dive essay musing about whatever is on my mind. Usually motherhood, food, hospitality, creativity, or whatever God is teaching me at the moment (probably patience. Again). It runs the gamut from serious to silly. Plus, you get curated fun recs: things to read, listen, and cook.
The next fortnight you’ll get a poetry collection, check out Perfectionism is a Brawler, I Don’t Go To Visit Guilt, She Lives Here, or Psalm for My Nightmare to get the vibe.
Or, when it is podcast season, you get an interview with a local woman who encourages me. We talk about what they are reading, watching, and listening to, before jumping into what makes them feel most alive, how they came to trust in Christ and what they have learned through suffering. Check out Season 1 here.
I want this to be little piece of joy in amongst all the to-dos in your inbox. A quiet moment to savour in amongst a life that seems to be getting louder and shoutier by the day. Just snuggle back in bed with your coffee.
About Me
I became a Christian when I was 18 years old. Someone read the Gospel of Luke with me over two years. At the end of it I thought, “this is true, I think I’m a Christian!”
I’m married to Zac, and we have three little boys. I spend my days counselling, teaching women the Bible, coordinating playgroup, writing, and espousing the value of shoes to my children. I’m a monthly contributor at Part-Time Poets. I love reading, cooking, and the excitement of a new scheme. My spiritual gift is losing things.
I am terrified of doing it all wrong, but God is quietly insisting to my heart that he made me to love words. That I am not serving him by burying the one talent he gave me in the ground because I am scared (Matthew 25:14-30). This is me trying to be faithful to who He made me to be and trusting that He can use it for good.
Love for you to join us, friend.
