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Restoration Diaries
Life is about growth. If you are not growing then you’re not really living. God’s desire is to nurture us spiritually, mentally and physically. Restoration Diaries is a blog page where I share my restoration journey and impel you to share yours.
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Identity Crisis
Hello all, I hope you are well. This blogpost is inspired by some questions that I saw today, whilst at work (I work in a primary...
Ashley Nsimbi
Jul 10, 20213 min read
Lord, renew my heart
Scripture reading: Create in me a clean heart, O Lord, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. David, Psalm 51:10 To whomever is reading...
Ashley Nsimbi
Jun 26, 20213 min read
Birthday Reflections
I’m so grateful for life today! Today is my birthday and there’s a lot to be thankful to God for. Over the past 20+ years of my life,...
Ashley Nsimbi
Mar 17, 20212 min read
The Journey
Winners vs. Losers I hate failing. I absolutely loathe the feeling when I play a game of scrabble with my mum, and she absolutely...
Ashley Nsimbi
Nov 15, 20204 min read
Life Update: Story Camp Experience
Hello all, it has been a while since I posted on this blog site. Today, I’m going to focus on the positivity rather than the negativity....
Ashley Nsimbi
Sep 16, 20202 min read
Enemies of Progress #1 - Fear
Psalm 138:7 – Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life. You stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes; with...
Ashley Nsimbi
May 31, 20205 min read
Faith not Fear
I’m not yet completely out of it but I thought I’ll write this because there might be someone else feeling the same way. Jesus says in...
Ashley Nsimbi
Feb 24, 20203 min read
Testimony Thursday #2
Hello everyone, I’m so thankful about what God did this week and it reminded me that I am not alone. The angel of the Lord encamps around...
Ashley Nsimbi
Sep 26, 20192 min read
Testimony Thursday
Hi guys, I thought I’d share with you a testimony that I have from yesterday. I was feeling extremely low and I didn’t know why or how I...
Ashley Nsimbi
Apr 18, 20192 min read
Life update: nightmares and voices
Hi all, I thought I’d give a quick update on what’s been going on with regards to my mental health. So far I’ve been doing well. My...
Ashley Nsimbi
Apr 16, 20193 min read
Life update: Lack of fulfilment
Here is an update of my life. First of all, I am no longer at university. I decided that the best decision is for me to leave university...
Ashley Nsimbi
Sep 19, 20182 min read
Sleep Hygiene
Personally, I didn’t realise the importance of sleep until I was diagnosed with my mental illness. Prior to my psychosis, I was sleeping...
Ashley Nsimbi
Aug 8, 20182 min read
My story: my second time in hospital
It was quite a surprise for me because I was doing so well and I didn’t think I would relapse so soon. I vaguely remember what happened...
Ashley Nsimbi
Jul 24, 20182 min read
Life update: Living with a psychosis
Hey guys, so it’s been a while since I last posted a blog. The main reason why I haven’t posted is because I wasn’t motivated to write...
Ashley Nsimbi
Jun 8, 20184 min read
My story: From hospital to rehab
Now, it was two weeks ever since I was in to hospital. Finally, I came to terms with my condition as I was diagnosed with a psychotic...
Ashley Nsimbi
Apr 18, 20183 min read
Abusive
Go one step beyond not using abusive language. Instead of trying to just stay neutral in difficult situations, provide words of...
Ashley Nsimbi
Sep 29, 20172 min read
Your Hearts
A preacher once said, “many people go into the baptismal pool as a dry sinner and come out as a wet sinner.” His point was that many of...
Ashley Nsimbi
Sep 8, 20172 min read
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