Respect yourself and spend time with the right kind of people who like you for who you are — Today, I’ve been doing some digital decluttering. I put it off for a while, but as one of my e-mail accounts got hacked, I thought I’d use this opportunity to change passwords and tidy up my digital world. As with all decluttering, you never know how much junk there is…

Wait, listen, and then obey — One thing I’ve discovered about God is that He pays attention to detail. While we are busy trying to get somewhere fast, God is all about the journey. It reminds me of the story in the Gospel of John where Jesus left Judea to go to Galilee, but on his…

And how it will devastate your life — I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the condition of our hearts. The psalmist, David, was well aware of his need for forgiveness after his fall from grace. David had committed adultery with Bathsheba. Then he arranged for her husband Uriah to die in battle so he could take her…

A home for Christian writers — Welcome to New Creation, my first publication on Medium. “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” — 2 Corinthians 5:17 I started this publication because I wanted to have a place where I could share my faith and…

These women say being single is a better option for them now — I’ve been travelling to different parts of the world for five years now. I am a solo traveller and I am single. I have my own reason for choosing the single life which I will explain later, but first I want to share with you, what I have heard from…

Transformed from darkness to light — Firstly, let me explain, I do not have a perfect life. I don’t have a big house or even a car. I’m not rich and I have not met the man of my dreams, so if that’s what you’re hoping to read here, you may as well skip on to…

To travel is a privilege — I don’t like to forget that — Hi Globetrotters. My name is…Orla. As someone who does not like to be in the spotlight, this is a big step for me. A lot of writers have written an About Me page, but no matter how long I think about it, I don’t know where to start! When I…

Poetry — Sometimes the past visits me I’m not sure why Maybe somewhere in the back of my mind, I am trying to figure out how I did things then I was good at getting things done All, go go go I did well I got ahead I achieved my goals Well — most of the time or so it seemed Other times it went horribly wrong So…