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There is something in all of us, whether it is a small spark or a raging wildfire, we want to be seen. Sometimes it is simply wanting to receive credit for the good things we do, other times it is the inner struggle that is rooted much deeper, our wanting to be seen as beautiful… Continue reading To Be Known
Restlessness has a tendency to weave itself into the very roots we are trying to grow as it chokes the life from the foundation you are building and whispers in its soft and conniving voice. It tells you of all the good that will come from uprooting yourself as you run away from the hardships… Continue reading The Beauty Between Seasons
The thing about life is that it was never meant to fit neatly into a box. We tend to take the vibrant colors of the rainbow and try to turn them black and white, yet maybe we are missing the point because beauty is not mean to be contained. So often we look at people,… Continue reading Labeling People With Love
There is an unshakeable power in your voice that stems from having seen dark nights but yet instead of cowering in a corner you always grab on to hope and refuse to tremble. Every prayer you speak is breaking chains as you open your life to the healing sunlight that is illuminating a heart beating… Continue reading Flower of Life
So often we look at the thick dark clouds rolling in, the ones that never fail to remind us of our dark past and the insecurities, which so often guide us. With every thundering boom, the rain slowly drowns out any remaining hope. Soon the raindrops morph into tears streaming down your face as they… Continue reading The Simplicity of Freedom
The sunlight bounces off the steel monkey bars that are one of the few ways to escape the world that you live in. You dangle between the fragile hope that is simply a small seed amongst a bed of rocks and lifeless soil and the constant nagging reminder that life does not always give you… Continue reading Hands and Feet
It isn’t about the big moments, the grand adventures, the sight seeing and world traveling. It is about the simple yet profound moments when you realize why you exist. The moment when your heart begins to soar and you can finally breathe for the first time in so long. It can be easy to live… Continue reading Living with a Purpose
Lately I haven’t been able to stop smiling… and it is simply because no matter how imperfect life is, Jesus loves me and I am incredibly blessed. My life is absolutely beautiful and I don’t deserve any of it. In the last year I have experienced more then I ever thought possible. I lived in… Continue reading Saying Yes to Love
It seems like it was just yesterday. If I close my eyes I can remember every single detail, every emotion and the way God met me in my weeping to show me that His love for me knows no bounds. Usually the quiet atmosphere of the small laundry mat was a welcoming change, a time… Continue reading Being Stripped Down
I have been back for about a month now. Yet it seems like just yesterday I was sitting on the beach in Australia, the wind gently tossing the water to and fro as the sound of the waves constantly crashed into the shore. I can just as easily remember in Myanmar, tiptoeing out of my… Continue reading Love Always, A Lifelong Pursuit
Rose and Thorn 