Tag: gifts
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The Gift of Faith and Becoming an Artist
Creatives out there, when was the moment you began to see yourself as an artist? For me, it wasn’t my first sale, nor was it the first time creating something I genuinely loved. Finally seeing myself as an artist can be summed up in a very specific, very simple moment. A friend of mine gave…
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The Gift of a God Beyond Faithful
I decided to buy a piece of Peacock Ore to celebrate my first art sale which was “Beyond Beautiful” my floral peacock. I like to gift myself pretty stones to commemorate certain eras or special memories, and this is something I want to remember. Even more significant than my first sale was the faith it…
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The Gift of Gold and Making Things Happen
There’s a woman I work with who inspires me. She’s an amazing mother, a strong woman, and she does the things she sets her mind to. Oh, and she’s very, very beautiful. If she were a color, she would definitely be gold. Gold is precious, rare, beautiful, highly valued and sought after. One property about…
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The Gift of the Whisper
Have you ever had an experience where God spoke to you so clearly, it was absolutely undeniable it was Him? I’ve had a few of those moments, and those moments have come to shape my faith. The truth is though, more often than not, God speaks to us in a whisper. The thing about a whisper…
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The Gift of Grief: If Blue Were a Person (Part II)
In 2024, I experienced my fair share of grief, but thankfully, grief looks a lot different than it once did. When my father passed, I was a young woman, but mentally, I was still very much a child, and I handled grief a lot differently than I do now. The beautiful thing about grief is…
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The Gift of Knowing Joy: Lessons From a Blooming Flower
One of my most profound experiences of joy came on a day when I was jobless, in debt, no community, and was one step up from what I like to call my rock bottom. If we allow Him, God will meet us in our emptiness; God will meet us at rock bottom. We come to…
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The Gift of the Hummingbird: Love Never Ends
It’s almost that time of year again—hummingbird season. I recently felt inspired to put my love for these precious creatures to paper, and I ended up with two very different pieces of artwork. I love the feeling I get when I see my very first hummingbird of the year. They will usually show up right…
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The Gift of Freedom: Why Caged Birds Still Sing (Part II)
What’s caging you right now? Anxiety, depression, heartbreak, illness, poverty, maybe a failing marriage, or even children? Freedom is not a physical place or circumstance but rather a state of being we create. It’s part of nature to use our God-given gifts to bring ourselves and those around us joy. We as humans forget this…
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The Gift of These Flowers: Created With Purpose
Created with purpose— indeed we are. Every person, every animal, every flower and star. . Created on purpose by a God who is love. Created to glorify our God above. . Thank God for these flowers; they remind me I’m known. They remind me I’ll never have to live my life alone. . These flowers…
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The Gift of Poetry: Find Me on Fiverr
The other day a coworker asked me to write a poem for her daughter’s 13th birthday. If you know me, you know I’m passionate about poetry. I remember writing my very first poem; I was seven years old expressing my love for ice cream and it’s many flavors. My passion for poetry carried over into…
