A Blog by Ann Yeong (2005 – )
When there is a truth we have buried deep inside us because it is too painful to acknowledge, it becomes an impediment to healing. And if we really decide to follow Christ, there will be times when He calls forth from the grave those forgotten parts of us – those parts we have exiled because […]
“There should always be more waiting than striving in a Christian’s prayer.” – Everlyn Underhill Near the beginning of our journey, we move from apathy into caring about having a relationship with God. As we grow more attached to Christ and value this relationship, we will quite naturally become more intentional about deepening this relationship […]
I have a secret I have kept since I was a child. I have kept it because I was ashamed. And the secret is this: that I numb out every Good Friday. Emotionally, I turn to stone. Over the years I have tried all kinds of things to get myself to feel something, but there’s […]
It struck me recently as I crossed my 42nd birthday that the “more” my heart desires is not for the many things I want, but for the deep that my soul needs. There are many very good things I want, and want rightly because they are good. But I also know that these are the […]
Sometimes we must let ourselves lose faith in God so that we can discover that the God we believed in was not really God at all but a projection of our fears and anxieties. So powerful are these projections that they colour all our religious experiences, including the way we hear and interpret scripture, how […]
I woke up at 2am and was unable to return to sleep. Something was bugging me. It’s two days before Christmas and I felt an unexpected sense of urgency to listen to the knot in my stomach that I have been semi-ignoring for the past several days. “The Word of God is coming, Ann. Are […]
As we round the corner towards Christmas, I wish to write a post dedicated to all who feel the pressure to be happy during the festive season when they feel anything BUT happy. There are so many reasons why festive seasons like Christmas can be a trigger for emotions other than happiness. Perhaps you experienced […]
You know that new life transition I wrote about in my last entry? It’s this – I started a podcast! I honestly never thought I would do something like this – and it’s been so intense! Becoming Me is just the latest development in my Journey of the Heart. And I am so excited to […]
About 3 months ago, I was launched into a major personal transition. This was the latest bend in the road in my ongoing discernment and discovery of personal vocation. Quite without warning, I was propelled into planning for a major new creative undertaking and a new business – something I had never in my life […]
These are precious moments – those moments when I feel sad. Lost. Angry. Helpless. POWERLESS. These are the moments when I am reminded yet again that there are things I cannot change. Some things are beyond my will and control no matter how much I wish it to be otherwise. And from the many experiences […]
Journey of the Heart 