In this UNCUT CONVERSATIONS episode, my little 6-year-old polyglot niece Gnevah and I talk about speaking different languages, getting spanked by our mothers and her favourite things to do. This all while rocking our new braids and brushing paint on pots and cups. Here goes the fourth episode of UNCUT CONVERSATION, spoken in English and … Continue reading [UC0004] My 6-Year-Old Polyglot Niece | UNCUT CONVERSATIONS with Gnevah
[UC0003] Carpool Podcast | UNCUT CONVERSATIONS with Juléney
In this UNCUT CONVERSATIONS episode, Juléney and I kind of have our own Carpool Podcast, with of course some bloopers, which can’t be cut out. Juléney is the lovely daughter of my friends Juliette and Lennart, and she is a young girl on fire for Christ. I would have loved to continue the conversation a … Continue reading [UC0003] Carpool Podcast | UNCUT CONVERSATIONS with Juléney
Breaking Through A Dusty Layer
23-11-2025I haven’t even started typing yet and I’m crying already. Well, my eyes are watering with tears. Today has been a mixture of feelings. I’m trying to get back, but also, not really. I’m entering a new phase. Maybe a new level. Not yet super saiyan. Just kidding. But no jokes though, I am entering … Continue reading Breaking Through A Dusty Layer
Mission 2.0 – Week 2: Sunk Into Reality
Tuesday 18 November One week today! I woke up better, prayed about the day before and today and delivered everything, including my feelings, into Christ's hands. After my devotional, I took a shower and put my nursing clothing on as I would attend some pregnant ladies today. The plan was for me to start the … Continue reading Mission 2.0 – Week 2: Sunk Into Reality
[UC0001] A Feeling of Home on My First Mission to Guiné Bissau | UNCUT CONVERSATIONS
In this very first episode of Uncut Conversations, I share an unfiltered look of my personal mission to Guiné Bissau. What was supposed to feel foreign… ended up feeling like home. You'll hear pieces and bits about the ways I felt welcomed, one of the funny ways God speaks to me, getting the hang of … Continue reading [UC0001] A Feeling of Home on My First Mission to Guiné Bissau | UNCUT CONVERSATIONS
How To Be A Daughter?
The answer to that, I did not know. It may sound weird, because once we're born, I guess we're all automatically sons and daughters. But think about it. If parents, who become parents once their children are born, have preparation courses and books on how to parent and be parents. And they spend years learning … Continue reading How To Be A Daughter?
When The Urge to Sprout Is Stronger Than The Urge to Stay Buried
26-10-2025Waking up in the morning with the urge to write… to put it back out there, to release, let go, open my arms and jump again. Trusting, freely, lightly. With “leveza”. Now one of my new favourite words in Portuguese. But actually, no, that’s not correct; I didn’t wake up with the urge to write. … Continue reading When The Urge to Sprout Is Stronger Than The Urge to Stay Buried
Reign in The Garden
My plan was to park here, right in between this hotel or Airbnb and the ocean. This little hidden corner, with a ramp, some stairs and a tiny sandy beach to enter the water. My plan was to park the car here, continue my devotional, quickly after go for a run and be back to … Continue reading Reign in The Garden
A Bonfire In The Garden
30-8-2025What to do with all the pruned debris and pulled out weeds from when Nurturing My Heart's Garden? Well... we have a bonfire! A marvellous, a wonderful, a heart-warming bonfire. A fire that keeps growing as I continue to throw debris on the bundle. Cleaning and clearing are so satisfying. I love organising, but my … Continue reading A Bonfire In The Garden
Nurturing My Heart’s Garden
It's been a while since I properly sat down and wrote a full-on piece. Not just a short text message, a small commentary on a post or episode where I don't have to think or reflect too much on, or bits and pieces of the day or moments that happen. No, I'm now sitting down … Continue reading Nurturing My Heart’s Garden
Tashmness. 