Amy Eksteen

A Masterpiece

When deciding on what source of motivation I wanted myself and my readers to focus on this month, the verse Psalm 139:14 kept popping up. Psalm 139 has been a chapter that has seen me through some really dark times. It has always been a source of encouragement, an ultimate reminder of God’s promises and […]

Timing

I don’t know about you, but time is beginning to feel as if it’s passing us by at high speed lately. This is why I really felt the need to briefly speak about timing, for the last week of August. I feel as if we live in what we can call a ‘microwave society’. We […]

Seasons

“This is the season for letting go. Making room for what is new, and opportunities to grow.” – Morgan Harper Nichols With Winter coming to an end this month, it’s hard not to look out of our windows to admire just how wonderful the changing of the seasons can be. It’s hard for us not […]

Intention

I wanted to end off the month of July talking about a topic that I find pretty enlightening – intention. The question we can begin asking ourselves is what would life look like if we lived in every moment intentionally? I came across a quote that said “show up in every single moment like you’re […]

Kind Words

When thinking about July’s source of inspiration, Proverbs 16:24 really stood out to me. This month, I want to focus on the power of ruminating on kind words. I want to highlight the importance of prioritising yourself, your thoughts, emotions and feelings. I want to reiterate the importance of self-love, self-care and self-acceptance as well […]

Milk and Honey

Before we get stuck into today’s blog topic, I would like you to take some time to reflect on the last six months and congratulate yourself on doing your very best every single day, even if ‘doing your best’ means accomplishing your goals you’ve set yourself for 2019 or simply, getting out of bed in […]

The Truth about Trust

I think that spending time by yourself, in a quiet place, with your thoughts, can be a pretty powerful thing. I never used to be very dedicated with my own ‘quiet time’, but as the years go by, I can really see and feel the benefits that can come from it. Quiet time for me, […]