Tag: love
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The Shards of Woundedness
I’ve learned that when someone refuses to face their pain — when they bury it, deny it, or guard it like it’s something sacred — it doesn’t disappear. It just finds quieter ways to speak. When pain goes unattended to, relationships begin to pay the price. The silence inside becomes the noise between. Without realizing…
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Waiting
There is a quiet ache that settles in when the future feels uncertain — a tender, pulsing space between what was and what will be. I am sitting here, in that in-between. It’s the place of waiting. Of surrender. Of not knowing what comes next, yet trusting that there is a sovereign plan unfolding —…
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Showing Up
Showing Up To show up is morethan standing in a room—it is pausing,listening with the ears of your heart,and seeing the unspoken. It is the quiet attention,the phone put down,the world held at bayso they may speak,so they may be heard. It is hands that help,meals that arrive at just the right time,notes left like…
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Godprints in Dry Places
There is a sacred kind of beauty in being cared for—extravagantly. It’s not loud or flashy. It doesn’t demand attention. But it arrives like dew on thirsty ground, like balm to a weathered soul. It’s the kind of love that surprises me in the quiet places—reminding me that I am seen, held, and cherished by…
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The Sacred Ordinary
She wakes just before the sun, eyes blinking in the soft light filtering through the blinds. Her first breath of the day is slow and deep—and without even thinking, she gives thanks. The air feels cool, clean, and promising. There’s a familiar ache in her joints, but her feet touch the floor, and she walks.…
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Beyond Roses and Romance
Every year, Valentine’s Day arrives wrapped in shades of red and pink, with chocolates, flowers, and grand gestures filling store aisles. It’s a day that many associate with romance, passion, and celebration of love. But if we look beyond the surface, past the glittering gifts and candlelit dinners, we find a truth about love that…
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The Fragility Of Trust
This new year has been a season of conversation swirling around the collapse of trust. Trust is that gentle whisper of assurance that allows us to open ourselves to one another, knowing that we will be embraced with understanding and belonging. In tandem with trust is the development of safety. Safety is that warm embrace…
Braving Authenticity 