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Signs of the Tides

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I took this picture a few years ago at Anthropologie. I was transfixed by the hanging brushes matted with color - seemingly the same but at closer inspection different. For me it conveyed how everyone brings their our own art and uniqueness to the world. If we are made in the image of our creator then we all have the capacity to emanate art in all sorts of ways. In order to release it, however, you must unveil it first. Read my article "The Art of Anthropologie" below.

A favorite quote from a favorite book

I read "Carry on, Mr. Bowditch" to my children during the homeschool years and loved its message. In the golden age of sailing, ships were powered only by the wind. If the ship found itself becalmed and in urgent need to get moving, the sailors would take to the water in row boats and tie the ship so they could pull it. The oars were made of ash wood so that is why it was referred to as sailing by "ash breeze." Read my article about the man who lived this out - Nathaniel Bowditch. Link below.

His eye is on the sparrow...I know God cares for me.

I encountered this little bird on a late afternoon walk one day. The timing was interesting because I had just commited to do Operation Mobilization's Freedom Challenge. I would train to climb the Grand Tetons in Wyoming and raise money for victims of human trafficking. The significance of this sign was not lost on me. God's word in Matthew 10:29 show us that if God sees even the sparrow then he sees us. We are "of more value than many sparrows." I felt that bird was representative of those women and children in peril. It seemed fitting I wore sandles of black flowers. Read my article "Tears in a Bottle" below.

Meaning of the lotus flower

The lotus has been a spiritual symbol in Eastern cultures for over a thousand years. Beyond its beauty, this unique flower has a life cycle like no other. Defying logic, every night it submerges into the dense mud beneath the water and blooms unscathed the next morning. It's daily resurrection has thus given the lotus a spiritual significance. Because our daughter is Chinese, Mulan has always been a favorite movie. This quote by the emperor made me think of the lotus flower...a fitting symbol of Mulan's bravery and endurance.