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The Gift of Your Purpose
I had a dream. I was walking down the street in a familiar neighborhood with a bouquet of flowers in my hand. As I looked at this bouquet of flowers, I thought to myself, “These flowers are so beautiful, and I know just what to do with them. I’ll take them home, let them dry…
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The Gift of Small Miracles
This is a photo of a small miracle I captured the other day—a rosebud that had recently formed on my rosebush. “Give me a miracle, and I’ll believe.” These words God has probably heard from most of us at some point or another. The truth is, our very existence is a miracle. If God gave…
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The Gift of God’s Grace: It’s Time to Move Out
I sometimes struggle with posting about my faith. I don’t ever want to come off as someone failing to acknowledge they’ve fallen short, continuing to fall short on a daily basis. Truth be told, I think that’s why a lot of people struggle with speaking about their faith. No one wants to come off as…
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The Gift of That Day
The day I took this photo was such a good day! The sun was shining, it was cool but not too cool, the flowers were just starting to bloom. That day, I felt such an overwhelming peace for where I’m at in life and so much joy in anticipation—anticipation for the day ahead, anticipation for…
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The Gift of Inspiration: Choosing Between Joy and Jealousy
This is a photo of my neighbor’s rose bush. It’s always been beautiful, but this season has been it’s best season by far—so big, so many blooms. It was this rose bush that inspired me into photography. I snapped a photo one day of my favorite bloom, framed it and gave it to the lady…
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The Gift of Him: Choosing Between the World and the Word
We live in a world where truth is being made obsolete. Truth to many is no longer concrete but becoming more and more fluid. The truth is though, truth is not subjective. Truth is not relative to each individual person. Truth is truth. He is truth, and the truth is Him. When we attempt to…
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The Gift of I Get To
Have you ever thought about all the things you have to do? I have to go to work, I have to do laundry, I have to clean the house, I have to exercise, I have to pay the bills, I have to buy groceries. I’ve caught myself doing this countless times, but lately I’ve made…
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The Gift of a Good Steward
Sometimes I struggle with what to post on social media. If I post about my faith, some people will think I’m self righteous. If I post a selfie, some people will think I’m self absorbed. If I post a full body photo, some people will think I’m showing off. These are just some of the…
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The Gift of God’s People
About a year ago, I was at the laundromat folding my clothes, and I couldn’t wait to make my escape. An elderly gentleman walked through the door, and I’ll never forget his face. It’s not that his face was particularly unique, but it was the joy I saw on it that struck me. He greeted…
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The Gift of Apples
A coworker and I have a unique love language, a ritual where we will randomly gift each other fruits. The other morning, I walked into work and saw a beautiful ripe apple on my desk. I was incredibly grateful yet found myself wishing for something different—watermelon. Unfortunately though, watermelon just isn’t in season. I felt…
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The Gift of Knowing Him: Your Peace is Your Paradise
Have you ever imagined what Eden looked like? I imagine it looked something like this picture I recently painted—peaceful. We have a tendency to forget that Eden wasn’t just a physical location, but resides within each and every one of us as we are a temple of the Holy Spirit. Our peace is our God…