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Mindfulness

woman with red hair staring out window, overcoming rejection with belonging

Overcoming Rejection with Belonging

thanksgiving table setting, breaking bread and building bonds

Breaking Bread and Building Bonds

forest path covered in red leaves, how gratitude redeems hard places

How Gratitude Redeems the Hard Places

Pumpkin with "welcome" on table of autumn leaves, enlarging the circle with belonging

Enlarging the Circle with Belonging

Close up of orange and yellow leaves in the sunlight, when nature speaks

When Nature Speaks

two mugs of coffee, mini pumpkins, hearing the unspoken

Hearing the Unspoken

invitation and purple envelop, an invitation to listen

An Invitation to Listen

comfy chair, throw, pumpkins and flowers, creating a sacred space

Creating a Sacred Space

sunrise over a hill of yellow daisies, the threshold of a new day

Threshold of a New Day: Making Good Choices

library shelves, old lamp and comfy sofa how curiosity tames anxiety

How Curiosity Tames Anxiety

potted succulent on top of two white books, how curiosty restores your joy in the lord

How Curiosity Restores Joy in the Lord

folded clothes and an iron, when routines become ruts:invitation to change

When Routines Become Ruts: Invitation to Change

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Beauty is essential to my well-being.⁣ ⁣ For a Beauty is essential to my well-being.⁣
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For as long as I can remember my soul has found not only joy, but strength in beauty.⁣
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I could linger for hours at art museums, and be totally captivated by an orchestral performance, as if no one else shared the theater with me.⁣
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I find beauty in ordinary places too, like the calloused hands of my husband as he gently holds my hand, or the giggles of my granddaughters, and the softness of my dog Shalom's ears, even in the raindrops on my bedroom window.⁣
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But by far, the greatest beauty is in creation around me. On my daily walks ever changing beauty meets me. And what I treasure most about creation's beauty is it reveals the beauty of Christ.⁣
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Just as the heavens declare the glory of God, and all creation shows forth His magnificence, each modicum of creation reveals something about His nature, His being.⁣
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And nature's beauty gives us a glimpse of His loveliness. Perhaps that is why I am inexplicably drawn to creation's beauty, because it is God revealing the tender delicacy of His being.⁣
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We often think of Him as powerful, but creation's beauty reminds us He is tender, exquisite, worthy of adoration.⁣
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Yes, beauty is essential for my well-being, and I echo David's longing from Psalm 27: "One thing have I desired, that will I seek after...to behold the beauty of the Lord all the days of my life."⁣
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Commune with the beauty of Christ in these photos from my walks, which one is your favorite?
Are you walking a hard path today?⁣ ⁣ The seas Are you walking a hard path today?⁣
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The season of spring portrays a glorious shift from despair to hope, as it captivates us with a visual symphony of praise. ⁣
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Spring illustrates the victory of the resurrection like no other season, enveloping the darkness of our hard paths in the glorious Light of God's Love and Presence. Revealing the truth of John 1:5:⁣
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"The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it."⁣
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But even more than the victory of God's Light over darkness, meditating on the resurrection of Jesus Christ unleashes hope for the dead places of our lives. ⁣
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Relationships, dreams, and everything which was once vibrant but now seems lifeless, in God's hands finds redemption.⁣
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Join me on the blog and find Hope for your hard paths in my new post, "A Journey from Despair to Unchained Hope", link in bio!
Are you walking a hard path today?⁣ ⁣ The seas Are you walking a hard path today?⁣
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The season of spring portrays a glorious shift from despair to hope, as it captivates us with a visual symphony of praise. ⁣
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More than a pleasing shift from the stark panoramas of winter, spring's vibrant beauty ushers in hope for the hard realities of our winter spiritual seasons.⁣
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Spring illustrates the victory of the resurrection like no other season, enveloping the darkness of our hard paths in the glorious Light of God's Love and Presence. Revealing the truth of John 1:5:⁣
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"The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it."⁣
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Join me on the blog and find Hope for your hard paths in my new post, "A Journey from Despair to Unchained Hope", link in bio!
So excited to share @vesselsoflight Spring Literar So excited to share @vesselsoflight Spring Literary Journal, Resurgam is now out!⁣
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An exquisite journal of Hope as Light triumphs over darkness, I am honored to have my essay, "From the Dungeon of Despair to Unchained Hope" and my villanelle, "No Darkness Has Power to Quench His Light", published alongside so many talented writers.⁣
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I would love your feedback on my pieces and pray God's Hope will permeate every dark place you face today.⁣
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Saunter through this magnificent journal and linger with some of my favorite writers there, @ipad.cheryl, @kamundrud, @courtofwriting, @christel.jeffs, @sam.decosmo, @marianahmosli
So excited to share @vesselsoflight Spring Literar So excited to share @vesselsoflight Spring Literary Journal, Resurgam is now out!⁣
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An exquisite journal of Hope as Light triumphs over darkness, I am honored to have my essay, "From the Dungeon of Despair to Unchained Hope" and my villanelle, "No Darkness Has Power to Quench His Light", published alongside so many talented writers.⁣
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I would love your feedback on my pieces and pray God's Hope will permeate every dark place you face today.⁣
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Saunter through this magnificent journal and linger with some of my favorite writers there, @ipad.cheryl, @kamundrud, @courtofwriting, @christel.jeffs, @sam.decosmo, @marianahmosli
What one thing is missing from creation's portraya What one thing is missing from creation's portrayal of Creator God?⁣
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The Apostle Paul proclaims creation's testimony as a means of man's accountability towards God.⁣
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Standing before God, no one will claim God never revealed Himself to them. Creation testifies every day of God, whether we listen or not.⁣
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Despite the display of Creator God's multi-faceted beauty and nature, creation falls short in its portrayal of one important area of God's person.⁣
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Join me on the blog to find out what that one area is, and how it impacts our Christian walks in my new post, "Where Creation Falls Short", link in bio!
Where does creation fall short in displaying God t Where does creation fall short in displaying God to us?⁣
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Ever since childhood my fascination with creation has both fueled my learning and drawn me closer to God. ⁣
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From the early days of scampering through the woods, swimming in creeks, fishing, catching salamanders and collecting leaves, to my school days of charting constellations and measuring the arc and phases of the moon, my thirst for science has opened my eyes to the Creator behind the beauty I beheld. ⁣
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Despite the display of Creator God's multi-faceted beauty and nature, creation falls short in its portrayal of one important area of God's person.⁣
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Join me on the blog to find out what that one area is, and how it impacts our Christian walks in my new post, "Where Creation Falls Short", link in bio!
Praise God! Hallelujah! He is Risen, He is Risen i Praise God! Hallelujah! He is Risen, He is Risen indeed! What a Savior!⁣
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Wishing everyone the blessings of Resurrection Sunday. Rejoice with me in our Eternal Hope!
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?⁣ ⁣ Were you there when they crucified my Lord?⁣
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Reflecting today on the great cost of my freedom, peace, and eternal hope.⁣
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