Journey & Inspiration
The Year, Stage by Stage
A year does not heal in a straight line. It circles, stumbles, and returns — and somehow arrives.
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01 · Confession
Brokenness
The year opens in the quiet ache — the smile held together in public, the weeping done alone.
From “Broken”
Confused and broken,
I shift through life,
Constantly wondering: Why all the
pain and strife?
“God is our refuge and strength. A very ready help in trouble.”
Psalm 46:1
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02 · Longing
Searching
Reaching for something unnamed, listening for a voice beneath the noise of an ordinary day.
From “I Just Know”
I can't hear you, Lord,
The noise is too loud.
I am looking, Lord,
but cannot see beyond the clouds.
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper and not to harm you, plans for hope and a future.”
Jeremiah 29:11
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03 · The Knock
Surrender
The door was never locked from His side. Surrender is simply the turning of the handle.
From “Your Knock”
You are right at my door;
it's up to me to unlock.
Keep on knocking, Lord.
Don't give up on me.
“Be still and know that I am God.”
Psalm 46:10
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04 · Grace
Healing
Mercy arrives slowly, the way morning does — warm before it is bright.
From “Goodness & Grace”
I feel you more every day
It's warm and comforting
To feel you when I pray
“For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, do not fear, I will help you.”
Isaiah 41:13
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05 · Calling
Purpose
A blank canvas, a steady hand — life reframed as something being painted, not endured.
From “Blank Canvas”
Life is like a blank canvas,
just waiting for you to paint
Because even in helping others,
I am playing a role
“Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works.”
Matthew 5:16
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06 · Thanksgiving
Gratitude
The year closes in thankfulness — for children, for faith, for the presence that never left.
From “Heaven or Hell”
I am so thankful to have been picked by you
I am so thankful for my faith
“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”
1 Peter 5:7
Poem & Scripture
Lines That Found Their Verse
Defeat
“If you are there, I am too numb to tell.”
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not overflow you.
Isaiah 43:2
Waiting to be Found
“It's hard to be proactive when you are waiting to be found.”
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
1 Peter 5:7
You are God
“If only people would be still and know that you are God.”
Be still and know that I am God.
Psalm 46:10
Blessed by Children
“The love I have for them is one in a million.”
He grants the barren woman a home, like a joyful mother of children. Praise the Lord.
Psalm 113:9