Tag: peace
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The Gift of a Peace Not Packed Away
Nothing could have prepared me for the challenges I would face in moving. Disorder, clutter, chaos, seeing all of my things taken out of their places, realizing I need something, but it’s packed away in a box somewhere, watching the home I’ve spent countless hours creating turn into a sea of brown boxes and empty…
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The Gift of Stillness: Growing For God’s Glory
Have you ever noticed the stillness of a flower? I don’t mean a lack of movement, but rather, a lack of striving. Flowers don’t strive; they just grow. Flowers don’t grow to please man or earn love; they grow for God’s glory; they grow to reflect the love of their Creator. This is what it…
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The Gift of Forgiveness: Blooming Beyond Blame
Lately my pastor has been talking a lot about forgiveness. It’s inspired me because for so many of us, forgiveness is the main obstacle standing between us and peace. Unforgiveness stunts our growth; it keeps us from healing. Once we stop assigning blame and instead replacing it with compassion, we can grow; we can bloom.…
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The Gift of God’s Secret Garden (Part II)
One of my favorite ways to express myself is through this particular art form of abstract florals. I’ve found a few different ways to illustrate the delicate beauty of God’s floral creations, one of which is by finger painting in acrylics. This oil pastel painting was created in much the same way, using my fingers…
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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 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 a Tranquil Heart
A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh. (Proverbs 14:29) I asked the Lord to perfect my heart however He saw fit. He told me I needed to learn tranquility and then live in it. . What does it mean to be tranquil? I asked, eager to learn His ways. The tranquil heart doesn’t resist…
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The Gift of God’s Light: To Be a Candlestick
Uncle Carl was less like an Uncle and more like a big brother. I remember as a little girl thinking my godfather was the coolest person in the whole world. He had his own room downstairs at Maw-maw’s house, and he had the whole floor to himself. He listened to the radio down there, and…
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