About Rooted
The winds of change blow constantly through our lives, and it’s far easier than we realise to find ourselves drifting, even when we had every intention of staying anchored. God knows the frailty of our humanity. He understands how effortlessly we can drift, in our thoughts, our actions, and the quiet rhythm of our everyday lives. Sometimes we believe we’re standing firm in faith, until one day we look up and find ourselves somewhere we no longer recognise.
The truth is, drifting rarely happens in a moment….it unfolds slowly, almost imperceptibly. Small daily drifts, left unchecked, can become great shifts that carry us farther than we ever meant to go.
These times will surely test our faith, from the everyday struggles we face to the injustices we bear witness to around the world. Yet even in the midst of uncertainty and sorrow, we are called to remain rooted in truth and hope, trusting that God is still at work, redeeming what feels broken and unseen.
Growing deep roots is how we remain steady when the winds rise and the ground beneath us shifts. It’s how we keep from becoming untethered from our faith – by sinking our hearts deeper into the soil of God’s Word, His presence, and His promises that do not move when everything else does.
Maybe you’re walking through a crisis of faith, wrestling with the bruises of a battered spirit beneath the crushing blows of life. Perhaps you’re weary from holding on, unsure where God is in the noise and the ache.
May this space remind you that even when everything feels uncertain, God remains steady. My hope is that this blog will guide you further and deeper on your spiritual pilgrimage – a journey of becoming rooted in the One who never changes. My prayer is that as you walk this path with me, you find yourself gently replanted, restored, renewed, and deeply rooted in Him.
Our journey is one of exploring the beauty and tension of life, where heartache meets hope. The road may be demanding, the seasons uncertain, yet the path is lined with mercy and penned in endless grace. For those who choose to stay rooted, even the wilderness becomes holy ground.
I hope you’ll choose to remain anchored in His truth, even in a world intent on making you drift.
Hi, I’m Ams
I write about the quiet things we carry and the tender places of the soul: sorrow, longing, faith, the slow work of becoming, and the fragile courage it takes to keep going. I try to give language to the feelings that sit in the shadows, the ones we rarely name but all know by heart. My words are a place to be honest, to breathe, and to remember that even in the unravelling, grace is still holding us together.
After losing my dad in 2019, I walked through a long winter of the heart…. a season of grief that reshaped me in quiet, aching ways. Much of the tenderness and honesty in my writing was born there, in that liminal space where I began to discover hope on the winter‑fallow landscape.
I’m newly married, learning the quiet joys of life with my wonderful husband, Chris. I’m also cat‑mum to the ever‑mischievous Milo, and a recovering shopaholic finding beauty in living with a little more intention.
In some ways, I’m a late bloomer. After years spent in the world of human rights, I’ve found myself turning toward more creative paths, honouring the artistic threads I once tucked away. It turns out you really can choose who you want to become when you grow up… even after you’ve already grown up..
