Tag: poetry
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The Gift of the Balloon: Holding on to Love
I remember as a child, the dilemma I faced when I held a beautiful balloon in my hand and the occasion called for me to let go of it. Though a part of me longed to see my balloon flying into the sky, I couldn’t stand the idea of letting go of something so beautiful.…
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The Gift of Longing: As the Deer Pants
As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for You, O God. (Psalm 42:1) Daniel and I have had a relationship full of what we’ve come to call “God winks”—signs, unprecedented experiences that could only be explained by God Himself. One of my favorite God winks is from the weekend Daniel and…
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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 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 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 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: Nature’s Tiny Wonder
The hummingbird never ceases to teach me things. God has used nature’s tiny wonder to teach me about love, patience, kindness, hope, and faith. Recently I learned that despite the tiny package it inhabits, the hummingbird actually travels the furthest of any bird relative to its size. Sometimes I wonder if I have the ability…
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