Soul Mate...//

One of the best quotes I have always loved...and indeed true...// "A soul mates purpose is to shake you up, tear apart your ego a little bit, show you your obstacles and addictions, break your heart open so new light can get in, make you so desperate and out of control that you have to transform your life, then introduce you to your spiritual master...” --- Eat, Pray, Love (Elizabeth Gilbert) It's quite interesting the term soul mate...it's as if it implies that this would be the person that you are to spend the rest of your life with...when often times...it may be just a person with whom you see a mere image of yourself. There are people who yes, absolutely find their soul mate in this life and are fortunate to build a life with them. There are others who may just have a mere conversation...and others who form a life long friendship. There are no accidents in who we cross paths with daily...there are people we see everyday...who can touch our souls and allow us to grow. They are the friends who can know us better than we know ourselves, protect us without us even knowing, pray for us when we are hurting, send us encouragement when it is needed, believe in us when we are weak, give us grace when it isn't deserved, and teach us how to love when we are closed. These people are your true soul mates: who give apart of themselves to you...in ways that you didn't expect...to teach you the lessons of life so that your soul can flourish and embrace what is to come.

not even a blue-print //

I stand at the brink of the shore and I look across the vast ocean and wonder...I wonder what purpose was this journey...why did I have to be the one to walk it...and why did I have to be the one to walk away...// All I ever wanted was truth. I came to the city with little expectation...just a girl who wanted to make a better life for herself...work hard...and be successful. In the midst of that experience...there were many lessons learned...both personally and professionally that I will forever carry with me. If I could sum up the last five years in a sentence it would be this: Without hardship there can be no vicotry. All I desire at this point is a victorious miracle...a miracle that only He can give me. I don't have clue what it looks like, where it comes from, or even where it's leading me. For the first time ever: I don't have plan...I don't even have a blue print to a plan. I have hopes and dreams that I would love to see come to past in my lifetime...and all I can say in this moment: is everything is HIS. Whatever He wants He can have and whatever He wants to do He can do. I am fully surrendered to a God who will fulfill his purpose for me. I have so many questions that are left unanswered. I am learning that it's ok - I just have to have faith and that one day those answers will be revealed. I don't know why He chose me and moved mountains to even get me here...but He did...I don't know why He chose me to walk thru these experiences of trials...but He knows... and I really don't understand why on earth I have to be the one to walk away...but He understands...//

fighting with hope //

Everyday is a new day, bringing forth new battles to face, and new hopes to embrace. I am reminded that we all face battles in our day to day worlds. It's how we fight that strengthens our inner core and brings forth a royal victory. Before every battle we have to past tests and often times this tests are reflective of the battle that is ahead. When we look back on our lives and the tests that we clearly passed, we often realize that this was us being trained...trained to fight the good fight...to fight the battle of the future. How we handle our test in that moment, absolutely reflects how we will fight the battle in the future. I am reminded of Joshua. Joshua walked seven times around Jericho, praying that those walls would fall...if he had only walked around Jericho six times, he would not have seen the faithfulness of God. We often times forfiet our own miracle because we don't pray it through. We must be faithful to see His faithfulness. I am learning that there are battles that truly don't matter and others that absolutely, without a doubt do. They are apart of building our character to be a Christ- like image of who HE is and His unwavering love. I have learned that these battles that matter, cause us to throw caution to the wind, and stand silently in prayer. It's to build us to be men and women of prayer. He uses our weakness to allow His strength to shine. It all comes down to fighting with hope, knowing that if we fail, He is still faithful and still loves us. The victory is His...and He wants all the glory. He will fight for you...and on your behalf...He will make all things new-The noon day sun will appear and His glory will shine for all to see. Even when God tells the wind to blow...it obeys...//

His Light //

His light shines on darkened nights- His light illuminates through the struggle of faith- His light exudes hope when doubt creeps in- His light justifies the truth when we are betrayed- His light brightens when we forgive- His light strengthens when we love- In recent weeks it has been my prayer that His light be shown brightly in my life, no matter what circumstances or struggles that I face in this world. I just want to be a vessel of His light regarding the decisions that I make to shine His grace- There's nothing greater than I want than to sit at the feet of Jesus and to feel His light shine upon my soul- His light shines upon me daily on this earth, and the blessings of His love, grace, and mercy give me hope that this is just my temporary home- May I reflect nothing less in this world than the light that comes from His soul- though I fail daily in this life at shining His light fully- it is my hope that when the light dims- His favor will shine forth brighter in my life- May my responses to the flickering light of the souls who need Him most- reflect nothing less than His love- To the ones who have left footprints of His grace upon my heart - in both hardship and hope - may His light reflect peace and strength- and that when betrayed - His light would shine as a reflection of His courage and His truth-

-- the beauty of prayer --

Have you ever prayed for a life moment...the type where you are spun around...and the prayers that you had prayed...are being answered. It's as if you were wathcing a miracle unfold...without even being the writer or the author of those moments. They are raw moments...the moments that you live for...the ones that you often hope don't have to end...but then reality happens...kicks in...and overtakes those moments. I can remember a few years ago being awoken from a deep sleep and God asking me to pray for someone...//...I hadn't met this person...but I knew that God had asked me to pray for them. I knew that it was not only a defining moment in my prayer walk with the Lord, but a moment that I knew I had to obey. I was frustrated and annoyed with being awoken at that 3am hour and out of obedience I prayed some simple prayer. I had no idea that this person would actually exist and actually become a friend. Years passed on...and faith grew...but I never forgot the moment where God woke me that night...from my deep sleep...and entrusted me with the simple prayer. He chose me in that moment for some reason...I will never understand...maybe it was because I would be obedient...and maybe it was because He had some grander plan. I don't often question why God asks me to pray for people...but I did that night...and I still do today. In recent months, I have prayed specific prayers for people...and have watched those moments happen...prayers answered...// It's the beauty of seeing those prayers answered...that the Lord spurs on my faith...to know what He can do for one...He can do for another. I myself this year...prayed specific prayers for specific things...and they happened...it's the beauty of faith...the beauty of His work...the beauty of His character...and the beauty of prayer...// When a prayer is prayed...we are sending messages to the Lord...for the desires of others...desires for ourselves...that hopes and dreams would come true...and that ultimately His destiny for our lives would be known. That clarity would be captured in times of despair, that His grace would be given, and His mercies made new. That hope wouldn't be shattered...but spring forth truth. That life would be well lived and health would be renewed. That strength would come from His love...and that we would soar like the eagles. That in this barren land He would teach us how to live and shine. That He would give us faith for what is unseen. That He would give us joy for better days. That He would allow His character and love to flow from our lives. It makes my heart happy to pray prayers...but it makes my heart smile and joyful when they are answered. What a moment of faith...even if it's as small as mustard seed...that one should pray...for even that prayer will be answered...// Never underestimate the power of prayer...//

- Perfection -

2 Samuel 22:31-33 *** As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him. For who is God besides the Lord? And who is the Rock except our God? It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. *** No matter what challenges cross our paths...He is there...making the paths of life straight! He is fighting on our behalf...striving for us to be victorious! His ways are PERFECT and shine bright in the darkest of times...// His plans are something beautiful- in which only He could design! He has no flaw- and His love is made PERFECT in OUR weakness! Embrace His Perfection // Allow Him to Fight // Lean into the Dark // Take up your Shield // Shine the Light // Be Victorious // Give Him the Glory //

-- YOU --

You shine when no one else sees... You grasp light when the dark closes in... You are the ray of hope that pierces the soul...// You are strength when I am weak... You are found when I am lost... You are the grace that floods the soul...// You are the rescuer when I am in trouble... You are the deliverer when I need to surrender... You are the mercy that captures the soul...// You give clarity when questioned... You give favor when it's undeserved... You give unconditional love to the soul...// You allow the soul to shine... You allow the heart to heal... You allow the battle to be won...//

** Pure Joy **

Memories and moments of peace flood my soul and cause me to want to stop time. I wish I could stop time...and freeze it! What I wouldn't give to bottle it up and hold it close til it should be released. I am reminded that God has a purpose and time for all things and all situations. In the midst of a long week, I was reminded of the true meaning of God's timing and how He uses time to protect us. I was also reminded of what it is to have true joy for another person. You know the type of JOY that you wanna bottle up and release when you have a bad day. It's a JOY that has only been granted thru the Lord's peace. There are seasons of JOY...PURE JOY...JOY that the Lord presents as a gift so that we can truly experience His grace. Often times prior to a season of JOY, we go thru valley's where we struggle, and where a battle rages between what is good and what is right...// We have to be diligent thru the valley to see the season of PURE JOY! In the valley there are times to remain still and to be ever present with the Lord...to see His beauty...to feel His love...to know His heart...to hear His voice..and to feel His grace and mercy within the soul. To feel PURE JOY...is a gift...the gift of knowing that once you have endured time and allowed His Spirit to protect and guide...He will allow you to shine. Every day there is the PURE JOY...of knowing that I serve a God who makes my JOY complete! He may give me times of trouble, frustration, and hardships...but it's not to steal my JOY...but to make my JOY stronger and to purify my soul. ** May you find PURE JOY in the memories and moments of peace that flood the soul **

Risks are Released...//

What I feel...is sometimes super hard to put into words and even more complex to explain to another. Recently, I have been learning about what I feel...and really the true core of how to express what I feel to another. It would be easy to sit down and express these thoughts if they would be accepted out of love and genuine interest...but the risk that they may not is hard to bare...and often stops me from saying what I need to say. This week I had a challenging conversation with a good friend...regarding the fear of knowing what to say...and her not wanting to be rejected. I am reminded that we all face this fear at one time or another...but I honestly told her...SAY WHAT YOU FEEL! Along with speaking what you feel...Speak what you know to be true! Often times we forget that when embracing what we feel, it is foreshadowed by what we know to be true. Before we have a feeling...we have to know truth. We have to speak truth...and truth leads to feelings. Honestly, when we speak what we feel...it should be based upon the truth of what we know. It's not so much fear and rejection that we are afraid of....it's that we are afraid of speaking truth...// When we speak truth...risks are released...and well, the risk could be rejected. In my experience...saying what you feel and embracing truth...has never let me down. Sure, the answer may not have been what I had anticipated nor expected...but truth was spoken...and the feelings were released. There's a sense of peace that comes when we speak truth to another. When you struggle with knowing how to express your feelings and saying them... simply state the truth...for it's perfectly stating what you feel. Not only are feelings released...but they are released thru the truth of what you have spoken...// The best words any ear could hear are when risks are released and spoken by the truth of a feeling.

The Catalyst....//

Swarming thoughts cloud my mind, as I swift thru the past two months of all that I have encountered. Many times this past month, God has reminded me that if I have faith, the size of a mustard seed, He will move mountains. He will fight my battles and bring me forth as gold, for I am humbled to be child of the King. He has opened my heart and given me the desire to surrender and yeild to His amazing plan. When we embrace a spiritual journey with God, He moves, He speaks, He answers, He guides, and He shines His glory into our lives. I am slowly learning that to surrender and yeild, we have to lay down ourselves before Him. Dropping our pride at His feet, and leaving our tattered shapeless hearts for him to mold. It's not about our visions matching His, but His vision becoming ours. It's so much easier said than done. I often times wonder why it can't be simple...for if it was simple: it wouldn't be GOD. He uses HIS plan to shape us to be more like Him, so that we can then be a light to those who are dim. I would love for a simple plan to exist, but when we are children of God, He want's to strengthen and mold us all for His glory. Though the spiritual journey is hard, there are moments of His grace, His mercy, His love, and His joy. That's the beauty of HIM grasping our attention that our lives are HIS and not our own. So as I write: my heart sings Joy...knowing that surrendering is a place of healing...it's the catalyst...that brings us to His Glory. ***This post is still a work in progress***

Chisel away this New Year

*** See I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland *** Isaiah 43:19 It's a new year and with a new year comes new things! Not new things in a material sense, but new things, as in lessons learned, growth patterns discovered, and a new found trust. I have struggled with in recent months with trusting the Lord with my future- I have often asked God about his timing and how my life has ended up on a very different path, than I ever antcipated and in many ways ever wanted for myself. The Lord has quickly reminded me recently that I must trust in His timing. That the life He desires for me takes time to create, and that the journey is all about trusting in Him and His time. The Lord reminded me yesterday, that He chisels away at our hearts much like a carpenter chisels away the rough spots in the wood.(Isaiah 44:13) God is the same way with us...He chisels our hearts to mold us to be more like Him and to be His image on this earth. We often times have to step back and allow Him to chisel areas of our hearts that are hardened and even broken. In order to grow and trust Him fully is painful, and He has stated that the Journey would not be easy. I am reminded of how the Lord moved mountains, parted the red sea for Moses, allowed David to take out Golliath, allowed Jonah to be swallowed by a whale, allowed Job to lose everything, and prepared Ruth for Boaz. He did not just allow these occurrances to happen to these people, they were purposed...divinely planned-- He chose these individuals, taught them how to live faithfully and chiseled away at their hearts to have HIS destiny fulfilled on this earth. It has been my desire to live with this same kind of faith...that these indivduals did. It wasn't easy for them, and they each struggled in their own way to live out the faith that God had called them to display. For each of these stories it was their faith and trust that pulled them through and allowed them to overcome and their journeys to be testaments of the Lord's great love. Their personal stories are outlined to encourage us and allow us to live they did...by faith. With out faith we can not trust and with out trust we can not truly love. So here's to a new year- one that I can already sense, is gonna be filled with growth in his timing...where the streams in the wasteland become beautiful reminders of His grace-- His mercy-- His peace-- and His love--

31 + 1

Life lessons at 31, seem so different from the life lessons that you learn at 5. I think everyday I learn something new and a lesson that is for my good. Some lessons are easy to learn, however the older I get, the more I realize that lessons learned at 31 are hard. At 31, you are set in your own ways...your own time...and in your own ideals. Life at 31 taught me to trust...even when you don't want to trust. It's taught me that trusting people will often times dissapoint...and that all I need to do is trust in His voice of reason and His ways. Life at 31 taught me that time is precious...from sharing happy moments with friends, to listening to the stories of the lonely strangers on the street. That time is theirs and in those moments of grace...I have learned to be present...and to cherish their time. Life at 31 taught me that my own ideals aren't always the best. They are just simple collaborations of the chords of my heart that sound a tune I like to hear. When my ideals should sometimes be entertaining the the sound of a different tune. Life at 31 taught me that love is not a fairytale...and that often times it will come when it is least expected...and when time stands still. To throw away the ideals of perfection and to accept the heart that shines hope. Above all be willing to trust, enjoy time, and accept different ideals. I hope that in this year of 31+1; I would be granted the opportunity to shine with grace, the lessons that I have learned at 31- and remember that even when I am set in my own way...my own time...and in my own ideals...that these lessons are used to capture the sound of His ways, His time, and His ideals.

- In the world of Cinderella's -

Fairytales are the magical stories when two people fall in love and live happily ever after. Usually the prince has mastered his way into the girls heart and been captured by her beauty. I have been thinking about fairytales alot lately, and do they really exist in today's world. The hopeless romantic within me believes with all my heart...that indeed fairytales are real and yes even still come true. - - In the world of Cinderella's there's always that moment where they fall magically in love with their prince. What is it about their prince that crept into their hearts and allowed them to fall? - - I always loved the story of Cinderella when I was little. She was naturally a beautiful girl and yet day in day out she dealt with the sufferings of her awful stepsisters. She had grace towards them that always seemed so genuine though they were so unkind to her. Nevertheless, Cinderella pressed on and continued her daily tasks, always hoping that someday she would meet her prince charming. The time came and she met him and all because the glass slipper was found and placed on her foot, she was the right princess. - - Only if in this life...if love were so simple...as to finding the right slipper to fit the foot of the right person. Seems cliche to say: but that's all it takes. The right slipper may not come for the prince or the princess that one expects. - - The slipper that you hold may indeed be pretty, and the person that is to wear that slipper to the ball, may not be an exact representation of what one expects. Just like Cinderella, she would have been the last chosen one to wear that slipper. However, her prince saw the beauty of her soul. And let's not forget that Cinderella had some magical help from the fairy god mother, when she showed up to wave her wand and make Cinderella the star of the fairytale. - - At the strike of the midnight clock that would all vanish, and every peice of her beauty would fade away...leaving behind the hope for her prince to find the girl of who the slipper would fit. - - The prince was captured by her initial beauty...and wanted to find his princess, and well we all know the ending that indeed he finds his princess and the glass slipper fits. - - The truth is fairytales look much different today: and often come with alot more complications than finding the princess to fit the right slipper. Perhaps though in the day to day tasks this Cinderella will find her prince--

beautiful grace - -

Beautiful grace encompasses the heart and allows the spirit to sing. It's refreshing to see a pure soul flourish and a wondering heart find peace. The beauty of each new day abounds with a new hope. The new hope leads to the refinement of a spark. There's a flame waiting to burst and with new found glory it will ignite a fire. Such a time as this - - for the pure soul will find peace - - and peace will be the spark for the the bursting flame to ingnite - - His beautiful grace will encompass the heart -

Only by His Spirit....//

" Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit says the Lord." ~ Zechariah 4:6 In recent weeks: this verse has shown up in my everyday life- and I have taken some time to reflect on this verse and how the Lord transforms our lives according to HIS will and according to what HIS Spirit desires. When life seems to be swerving and moving in a different direction that what was anticipated---we have to realize that it's not about our might or power. It truely about the Lord's will and following His spirit for our lives. The Spirit of the Lord is present in each Christian's heart, and we must use our senses to determine the Spirit of Light over Darkness. The Lord desires that each of His of children know not only Him, but His Spirit that is ever so present in all that we do and every decision we make. Thoughts: It's not by our might or power that ANYTHING is accomplished in our lives. In life we can make decisions that, yes, would lead us into success and give us a sense of power. The true way we reach any sort of success in our lives is allowing the Holy Spirit of the Lord guide our every way and determine our every decision. He is moving HIS spirit to give us the strength to feel and discern His wisdom----so that at the end--- the decisions that we make---not by might, nor power, but by HIS Spirit within us. * His Spirit is moving---we must be viligent to discern the message of HIS Spirit*

the dark hole....//

Beauty rides in the sun and awakes in the dark. Darkness takes over the sun and leaves a mysterious dim light- What did we do? Where did we go? When and how did we get there? These are often the questions asked when one deals with some sort of depression. It's as if one is a dark tunnel and can't see a hint of light at all. Pitch black- Ever been there? Ever experienced a moment of pure sadness? Sadness that has crepted into your soul and haunted you? Well let me tell you - a true/genuine story about a real girl- who fought a battle for a long time- but didn't even know she was fighting: depression. It's a good life that she leads: she has a family: ones who love her and would be there for her at any moment of the day or night. No hard trauma in her life: sure there were disappointments in every year of her life, and things that yes didn't go her way. To the person looking in : you would think: she had it all. She had success in the greatest sense of the word...she had a good job that she was often thankful for, but often times regretted she had. She had friends and family whom she often socialized with daily. Never letting on the true emotions she had inside. You see, she didn't know that what she felt was normal-- normal in the way that depression feels. This same girl: would often times cry herself to sleep and often times didn't want to get up to face each day. Each day that was a gift-- with new surprises and opportunities for her to embrace. She was so far in a dark, destrought hole of her own disappointments that she couldn't find strength to embrace her own life. Sure, she lived her own life, had her own success, and held it all together for those she loved, but didn't feel the worth of herself within her own heart...that it took only moments for those who met her to experience. This same girl: helped others who had much of same problem as she did, however the words she spoke as encouragement, that she so beleived for those people: She didn't believe those same words for her ownself. One day this girl woke up and said: it's a new dawn, it's a new day, and it's a new life for me! She went thru much counseling and support at this time in her life- to get to that point---a few months and several doses of some good medication-- may have helped her....but nonetheless she got the point- She got who she was- where she wanted to go- who she wanted to be-- and most of all what she wanted her own life to reflect. This journey was one of the darkest and most lonely paths she had ever walked. She walked it faithfully- didn't even know she was battling the same thing as most of those around her- and yet was able to help and inspire some great people to achieve some grand goals in their own lives. That was truthfully the grace and mercy of the Lord working thru her spirit! Cause what her Spirit felt--- couldn't have possibly helped those people. As this girl began to understand her battle of depression: she realized that there was a greater story behind it all: her story: the story of her life-- the story that would touch and help others-- by an experience that she could barely work thru on her own terms. She realized that though she had dealt with very dark and dreary days: there was light to be seen, life to be lived, love to be felt, and joy to be embraced. This girl found the joy and the happiness that she had daily experienced at one point in her life- but had been so struck by the dark...that she had forgotten what it was like to see light! To live life, to embrace moments, to feel and accept love, and most of all to express the true joy of her soul. My friends and family: this story is me! One usually can't just sit down and express their feelings so blatenly- but I can tell you- this girl can- and this girl will- This girl wants others to embrace who they are, and be able to exprience the life that they are meant to lead...thru joy, and happiness. The true/ genuine feeling of joy and happiness comes no other way but thru the Grace and Mercy of our Lord- There is a pure sense of life when one sees the light for the very first time after being in the very dark hole of depression. If you haven't experienced depression at some point in your life: you are very blessed individual! And to those who have: know exactly what I am talking about! And to those who I hope don't have to walk that road, but might end up there- and not even know it, like I did, it is my hope and prayer that you make it out---by striving and knowing that you will indeed see the light again! For you will-- and when you do-- Grace and Mercy will take you by each hand and pull you out of the dark and treacherous hole! Keep walking and may the experience of dark hole of depression, lead you to the greatest light that shines hope, faith and love in your life! For the beauty of life is where the sun shines out of the dark! Blessings to each of you who I have read thus far! :)

the heart of me

As of late, I have taken a break from writing on this blog and have tapped into other interests. I have a new found joy for writing in my little green book of important sayings or blessings that occur to me throughout the day. This has been an uplifting encouragement and allowed my attitude to flourish throughout each day. It has allowed to be in the moment with those around me and allowed me the opportunity to experience the blessings of the people and friendships that surround me to be more evident and given me the grace to embrace each moment. When I was in high school: I used to write sayings down that people would say and I would tell them, how that phrase would go down in Kimberly's book of Knowledge- That book has yet to come into existence, however, I found myself recently formulating brilliant conversations and intertwining the blessings of everyday life to write a book of encouragement. Now every writer has her or his muse. Lately my muse, has been found within discovering the heart of me- In recent months, I began formulating a mission statement: I hesitate to share this: as I fail to live it out daily: however, I feel that in discovering more about the heart of me: I had to go to the root who I am, what I beleive, and what I want to accomplish in this life. So I share this mission statement in hopes to inspire someone and begin a new adventure of fully striving to live this out on a daily basis: This statement has been a work in progress for several months, and I feel confident that though it may take me a lifetime to successfully accomplish the goals outlined within this statment: it is my purpose: in which I find great fulfillment in embracing each day with grace- ***** -to seek adventure- to capture the present moments as gifts from above- to evaluate myself- to inspire and illuminate the souls of the ones who cross my path- to grow and embrace the gift of grace- all for his glory to shine- *****

magical gifts...//

As children the grandest sight to see at Christmas are the packages that are under the sparkling lit tree. There is something so precious about watching a child's face light up when opening the package that they have continually asked for throughout the holiday season. It's as if in that moment nothing else matters but for that child to have received what they asked for, and the smiles of excitement that are written upon their face.

So what makes Christmas magical?? One might say that it's the presents or that it's the holiday cheer that comes with the beauty of Christmas. Another might say, it's the giving of time, and celebrations that glitter throuhgout the season. Someone else, might come along and say it's the joyous birth of Jesus that allows this time of year to shine.

Often times there is so much focus on giving to one another...that we often forget what Christ has given to us. We are His children, and what makes Christmas magical, is the celebration birth of our Savior.

Just as a parent prepares for the gifts that their children unwrap each Christmas, So does Christ. He prepares gifts...magical gifts...that His children receive not only at Christmas but everyday throughout the year. The gift He gives freely is LOVE...and in return we are to love others and allow His Spirit to shine...not only at Christmas...but everyday throughout the year.

When we share His love...He's smiling with excitement...(just like the precious child who unwraps the gifts under the sparkling lit tree) because we have received the gift He gave...and learned the lesson of giving love to another. When we give love and receive it return...His glory shines...// That's the magic of Christmas!


* May each one of you give and receive a special gift of love this Christmas to continue the celebration of our Savior's love throughout the New Year *

...He sees me...

In recent months, I have been faced with one choice after another...wondering where this is all leading me...and if I will succeed in this journey...// I am reminded that it's not suppose to be an easy journey...but a journey that reveals a greater purpose in who He is in me...// People may mistreat me and not look at my worth...as to which I will remain silent...and pray that a greater light will shine...// I may get frustrated within this journey...and release tears of frustration...but it's all just taking me one step closer to releasing the tears of joy--

There's a moment when a curtain draws back and the shadows appear to brighten and shine...isn't that what we all long for...the moment where life isn't a chaotic mess...but a moment of standing in His grace...and seeing His love sparkle...//

I am more convinced that this is a moment of grace flowing...though the water is rough...and the stakes are high...He sees me...and knows that succeeding isn't about what I have, where I am going, or even where I have been...but that success is found in trusting that the waters will calm and His love will be mine--

orange sky

There is a beauty that doesn't compare to anything so grand on this earth...but I am learning how the colors in this world reflect the artistic design of our God. He cares so much for the storms in each life-- ...and also knows how to soften each spirit with His peace-- He knows how to give us an orange sky to show us His vibrant love-- ....and allows each soul to feel joy--