A Quiet Life

Today’s post is for you beautiful people who are feeling really overwhelmed right now. The people who are finding that every time you turn around there’s yet another thing that you have to do. The people who feel like they have so much in their head that if they add another thing then something will […]

The year has properly started now. We’re really into it. School has gone back, all the regular activities have started back up. We’re back on the treadmill. And it can really feel like a treadmill. You start on Monday with a list of things to do. You don’t quite get through them but you have […]

We’ve talked about having a theme for the year, but how do you know how you are going towards that theme? If you haven’t set pass/fail goals like ‘lose 10 kg’ or ‘play a board game with the kids every week’ (and setting goals like that is a bad idea, see my previous post) then […]

We’ve talked about having a theme for the year, but how do you know how you are going towards that theme? If you haven’t set pass/fail goals like ‘lose 10 kg’ or ‘play a board game with the kids every week’ (and setting goals like that is a bad idea, see my previous post) then […]

Scott from Ultra106.5 and I have a chat about our themes for the year. Mine is ‘order’ and his is ‘health’. We talk about how and why we set them, and how it’s going so far.

This will be the last episode for a little while. We’re finishing off My Year of Saying NO. You can find links to the paperback and e-books at ruthamos.com.au. You can also keep in touch at ruthamos.com.au or on Facebook Ruth Amos Author. I look forward to chatting to you when I get back.

An appropriate chapter for my life right now – When to Push Yourself.

Today’s interview (recorded pre-COVID19) is with Christine. Christine is a full-time musician, a violinist with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. We get an insight into what that life is like. And Christine shares how she learned that God is interested even in the little details of our lives. TSO https://www.tso.com.au/ I highly recommend the daily dose: […]

Probably the most appropriate chapter of My Year of Saying NO for the Covid-19 season – what do you do when life says ‘no’ to you?

Appendicitis at 3 months old in Africa. Losing a mother to cancer. Raising a child with a severe disability. Marion’s story is full of hardship, and also full of God. She’s a very down-to-earth person who is full of joy and who knows God’s goodness. Yet she could have chosen a very different attitude and […]