Tag: poetry
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The Gift of Flying: What it Really Means to be Made New
A bit of a mess was made on our back porch when some soil stained water seeped out of our potted plants on to the ground. The water dried, and it left a brown water stain on the tiles. Before washing it away, Daniel and I noticed a blue butterfly land on the stain and…
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The Gift of the Window and the Magic of Winter: Playing in the Snow
3/24/26 (an entry from my dream journal) Daniel and I sat next to one another during our nightly devotional. I looked into his warm blue eyes, and my heart filled with gratitude as my mind began to catch up with reality. One year ago today, I was a mere month away from meeting the love…
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The Gift of a Good Shepherd
“Jeremiah 3:15” is inspired by and dedicated to our pastor. The lamb represents the love Pastor Mike has for each individual of his congregation, and the writing on the side reads “Jeremiah 3:15” in Hebrew lettering and numerals. This 6×6 inch acrylic painting is named after the promise God makes in Jeremiah 3:15 to restore…
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The Gift of Building Bouquets
Daniel and I sat down to build our second Lego project of the year. As we began putting the pieces of our bouquet together, we noticed something. The flowers were in different stages of development, some fully bloomed, others partially bloomed, and even some buds. This is actually what made the picture on the box…
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The Gift of the New Thing
Preparing my cat’s food is a process, and part of that process involves crushing up supplements and mixing it in with her regular food. In order to crush these supplements, I purchased a pill crusher some time ago. This pill crusher was quite difficult to use, but I assumed it wasn’t the crusher itself but…
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The Gift of God’s Timing: When Two Become One
And the two will become one flesh. (Ephesians 5:31) For many years, I wasn’t sure I wanted to be married. A part of me did, a big part, but there was also a part of me that feared I would lose myself, my identity. I’ve come to realize, the reason I had these reservations wasn’t…
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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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