Tag: Hope
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Blissfully Broken
Today, I am reminded they no longer control me. Maybe I am broken, but I am blissfully broken. The mind is a powerful thing. Will. I had it. I wanted to survive. I did. I endured. I prayed. God answered. I didn’t get to where I am today because this life was handed to me. […]
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New branches, new beginnings
Sometimes it’s hard to see how God is moving in our lives. And let this orchid be a mere representation of how our lives may look. Just a couple months ago, it was thriving… bright green and with beautiful magenta flowers. That too withered away and I assumed after 3 years, this orchid has now […]
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Still, I do not feel afraid
I walked through the darkest alleys in strange cities, the loneliest roads on the other side of this world, felt the shadows of evil, and seen the terror the night brings in my own city… and still, I do no feel afraid. The lack of fear scares me the most. And yet, bravery is only […]
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His plan for us
Today I was reminded that God never leaves us in our sorrows. And because our suffering is a part of His plan for us, He uses the broken parts to create something beautiful.
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You exhale and let it all out
Sometimes healing comes on a normal Tuesday morning. You don’t recognize it, you fight it. And brush it aside. You do what you’ve been doing for years, trying to get by. You don’t accept it. Then, when you least expect it, closure arrives many moons later, on an ordinary Saturday afternoon. You glance to your […]
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To the mountains
One day we will tell the story of how we overcame the mountains we were assigned and it will give someone strength.
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Or maybe it is the start of something new
The season of goodbyes has come. As the last flower on my orchid has fallen this July, so begins the end of it’s life. In January I wrote this would the year of my orchid, well the very thing orchids represent. Beauty. Hope. Future. How instantly things change, altering course of the future we thought […]
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The waves are what give the ocean character
Right now I could use the tranquility of the ocean. From sunrise to sunset, the ocean speaks volumes to my soul. I belong there. It’s very rare that you find a beach with the perfect view of the sunrise and sunset. (I haven’t been to very many beaches, except for all those on the eastern […]
Her Name Means Wild 