A little bit about me

I’m Wemi and this blog hosts my daily reflections with God on different aspects of life. These reflections are those of a Christian woman who recognizes that she doesn’t have ‘it’ together. One who realises that her life without Christ is messy and that she cannot do without His strength anchoring her daily.

I’m first and foremost a living product of daily grace, then a wife, a mum, a chorister, a writer and a scientist. With a PhD in medicine, I write daily in my career in medical communications and information; however, my reflections with God are how I feed my soul. I live in Essex in the UK with my husband, two energetic children, and an impressive stash of faux flowers. When I’m not writing, feeding my family, or trying to resist the yummy goodness of cake (it’s a real struggle), I’m running my handmade business making baby gifts and bridal accessories here.

Some of my reflections will resonate with you, others may not be for you but someone else. One thing that I hope they will all do is provoke you to think deeper about God and move closer to Him.

Reflections in the Mess 

I started writing these reflections (I called them expressions at the time) 12 years ago, on and off. It used to be that I only wrote to God when I experienced what I called ‘extremes of emotion’ (i.e. when something amazing happened or when I wanted to vent/complain) but in my walk with Christ, I’ve now come to a point where I write daily. However, that doesn’t make them any less heartfelt.

I never thought of myself as a poet; I’m a scientist and I’ve been told I can be quite clinical by nature so no one was more surprised than me when I first started writing these. But. I wasn’t writing them for publication, they were for my eyes and God’s ears only – in fact, until the launch of this blog, no one had ever read my poems before. I wrote as a way to converse with God (and still do). I find it therapeutic and healing and it has helped me navigate my way through the many messes that seem to spring up in life.

I’ve found that by reflecting on God, His nature, His promises and His power in the different situations I find myself in, I’ve come to know who I am by knowing who He is. Writing is one way I connect with Him despite my messy life.

What do I mean by “a messy life”?
A predilection for that which does not prosper my soul
 Lazy in praying and reading the Word
An innate struggle with saying “Here am I Lord, send me” (Isaiah 4:6)

The above checklist is not exhaustive but is, unfortunately, my base nature – it is what I revert to without the daily help of Christ; it’s my default setting. Does any of that ring a bell with you? Or maybe you can even add to the list? If so, let’s go on this reflective journey together as we let God clean up our messes and turn them into messages of hope and strength. If you haven’t yet, remember to download my free compilation of poems and reflections – Finding Jesus in Your Mess.