About

About Me

Hi there, 

My name is Jessie Leigh.

 I am a 3^rd year BA student at Stellenbosch University and I was born and raised in the beautiful country of South Africa. The most important thing you need to know about me is that I love Jesus and want to live to glorify Him. I also love writing and want to use this gift to encourage others. As you journey with me through the means of this blog, you may or may not notice that I am a girl with many dreams and many peculiarities but also that I have a heart for helping people and spreading hope wherever I go.

Little things I love:

tea tea and more tea 

cookies

laughter

books books and more books

the freshly sweet smell of rain

words and quotes

2nd hand book shops

Jane Austen

the ocean

chai lattes

nature

travelling

coffee shops

friendship

About the Blog

I was reflecting on the lies that we as young women are fed from a young age and how the enemy loves to strip us of our worth and identity. I have also seen so many who are broken and facing seemingly hopeless situations, and I have been there myself. Most of us know what it is like to feel lost, inadequate or in deep pain. I felt God put this idea on my heart of starting a blog to encourage others to Take Heart, to be strong and courageous no matter what comes and to replace Satan’s lies with God’s Truth. That is what this blog, entitled “Take Heart”, is about: reminding people that God is with them and that He is always in control; to remind others of the hope and truth that is found in our Creator. This blog is primarily aimed at young women and the struggles we constantly face, though anyone is welcome to read it. Through this blog, I hope to be able to share what God has put on my heart for you; words that will encourage and build you up. I hope that you will join the journey and remember to take heart, for He has overcome the world.