Tag: inspiration
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The Gift of Defiant Joy
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. (John 1:5) In my dining room, hangs a beautiful tapestry—a darkened forest illuminated by a bold and defiant light shining through the trees, a light that refuses to obey the darkness. Defiance is the refusal to obey someone or something. Have you…
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The Gift of Eden: Walking With God
Eden was full of gifts—beautiful surroundings, perfect health, no pain nor suffering, and no death. The greatest gift of all, the gift that made all the other gifts possible, was being able to walk alongside God. I’ve found myself at times longing for this very thing, the ability to walk next to my Creator, the…
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The Gift of Inspiration: Choosing Between Joy and Jealousy
This is a photo of my neighbor’s rose bush. It’s always been beautiful, but this season has been it’s best season by far—so big, so many blooms. It was this rose bush that inspired me into photography. I snapped a photo one day of my favorite bloom, framed it and gave it to the lady…
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The Gift of a Winter Bloom
About a week before the January freeze, I walked outside to notice a beautiful bloom on my rose bush. The other parts of the plant had gone dormant, failing to thrive in the winter weather. It’s easy to bloom when the conditions are right, isn’t it? But what about when life is bleak and nothing…
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The Gift of a Newfound Faith
It all starts with faith. Faith is the glue that binds all things. Without faith in others, we can’t have healthy marriages, friendships, relationships with our Creator. Without faith in ourselves, we can never achieve our goals. Faith isn’t about knowing; that’s the hard part. We all want to know something before we put our…
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The Gift of That Vintage Sweater
Back in 2016, I owned a sweater—a vintage turtleneck I thrifted and paired with a black mini skirt, panty hose, and black suede high heel boots. I loved so many things about the sweater—it’s uniqueness, the “old world” Victorian appearance, the bright red and black contrasted with baby blue and a touch of light pink.…
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The Gift of Two Dozen
I decided to order a piece of Cobaltoan Calcite and a chunk of Rose Quartz to commemorate this era of my life, to celebrate my first two books—“The Gift of a Dozen Reasons” and “The Gift of a Dozen More”. To me, the bright pink color symbolizes joy. This is why I chose bright pink…
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The Gift of Gratitude: Giving Birth to Joy and Peace
The common theme in my two books, “The Gift of a Dozen Reasons” and its sequel, “The Gift of a Dozen More”, is gratitude. In gratitude, we glorify God for all He’s done for us, and He in turn fills our hearts with true joy. In gratitude, we find peace in various trials. When we…
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The Gift of a Dozen More
I walked outside and saw the sun shining once again. It reminded me of all the joy you gave to me back then. . I saw two blue jays fly above me, and then I thought of you. Because the birds flew just like angels, and your eyes were the color blue. . The tree…
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The Gift of Another Pink Christmas
I’m excited to announce that I published a sequel to my children’s book, “The Gift of a Dozen Reasons” called “The Gift of a Dozen More”, and it’s now available on Amazon in paperback and ebook! A special thanks to Urusa (graphic_tones) on Fiverr; she did an amazing job on my illustrations once again! The…