Category: prayer

I am learning that grief and hope can exist together…

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Grief is heavy, tender, and unpredictable, it comes in waves that crash when I least expect it. Yet even in this ache, I am not without hope. God’s presence holds me steady when my heart feels broken. His love meets me in the quiet tears, His peace whispers through the sorrow, and His hope rises like the morning sun. I am learning that grief and hope can exist together, and in that tension, God’s love continues to carry me forward. – denise marie

    “So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed”. – John 8:36

    Your presence…my refuge.

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    Your presence is my refuge.
    Not in the grand gestures, but in the quiet, steady whisper of your love that reminds me that your presence is with me. I breathe, I receive peace and trust you. – denise marie

    “So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed”. – John 8:36

      My daily prayer…

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      I took this video while standing on the beach watching the sunset, in Washington, just north of Seattle.

      My daily prayer is that my identity is rooted in Jesus, that who I am flows from who HE is. When I live my life in that truth, the way I live changes. I strive to reflect who God is, in my identity, it means that I live with intention, I let His love and my obedience to His Word, shape my decisions and my choices. Every moment that I am alive, let it be an opportunity to be a living testimony of His grace, His light and His love.

      – denise marie

        “So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed”. – John 8:36

        Let my life be a reflection of love…

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        Enjoying a beautiful day in Seattle.

        May my life be a reflection of God’s love. 

        Not just in words, but in the way I carry peace, the way I forgive, the way I hold space for others. I want my life to mirror the tenderness You have shown me in my darkest hours, and the grace that lifted me when I could not stand on my own.

        Teach me to walk with a rhythm of gentleness and strength, to embody a love that is not fragile but eternal. Every breath is an invitation to lean deeper into God’s presence, and every step a chance to reflect the light He’s placed within me.

        – denise marie 

        “So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed”. – John 8:36

        In Him…I am free, I am whole, I am home.

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        “So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed”. – John 8:36…Today, I breathe in this promise. Freedom is not about escaping life’s challenges, it is about living fully in God’s truth. I know at times it’s not easy, and in those moments, I lean into His presence and quietly sit still, as I listen for Him to speak lovingly to my heart. His truth breaks chains, quiets fear, and awakens my soul to the life He offers. In Him, I am free, I am whole, I am home.

        – denise marie 

          Healing…a slow return to self.

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          Healing is not a straight line, it is a slow return. Some days my body remembers what my heart has tried to forget. But even in the ache, there is a way back.

          I step outside, let the wind touch my skin, let the earth steady my feet. I breathe in a prayer, breathe out what I no longer need. With every inhale, I feel God draw near to me. With every exhale, I come home, to Him, and to myself.

          Peace meets me here, in His presence, in breath, in the sacred rhythm of being held and made whole.  – denise marie 

            “So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed”. – John 8:36

            The journey matters…

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            Wholeness is a tender returning, again and again, to myself and to God. Healing happens in the quiet moments when I breathe deeply and notice the way the sunlight touches the trees and when I remember that life is sacred in its smallest details. Basking in God’s presence while admiring nature, reminds me to root down like the trees and rise like the sky. With each inhale, I receive God’s peace and each exhale, I release what I cannot carry.

            The journey has not been simple, each step, even the painful ones, has shaped me into the woman I am becoming. You see, my walk with God is about learning to trust His pace, to see the beauty along the way, and to remember that every part of the journey matters. With Him, I am whole, here, I am home.

            – denise marie

            “So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed”. – John 8:36

            Every breath we take…God is with us.

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            There is tenderness in our becoming, the way we rise with strength and the way we keep moving through shadows toward light.

            Always remember that hope is being renewed. Every breath we take is a reminder, that God is with us, even in the waiting, even in the unfolding.

            We are not broken beyond repair. We are a living testimony of grace, and His love will keep carrying us, day after day, until we see how radiant we’ve always been.

            Rest in this truth, we are Gods beloved…Whole, enough, loved and always held. 

            – denise marie 

            “So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed”. – John 8:36

            He calls me by name…and steadies my soul.

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            A beautiful day in Kauai, Hawaii

            Woman of valor…Warrior of God, I hear Him call me by name, and it steadies my soul. I am not diminished by the weight of my wounds, instead I am chosen, strengthened, and lifted to stand in the fullness of who He created me to be.

            To my sisters walking this path, you are more powerful than you know! The same God who clothes the lilies in beauty and commands the stars by night has placed His Spirit within you. When the world calls you weak, remember, you are a woman of valor. When the battles come, know this, you are a warrior, equipped with divine strength. Rise, beloved, your life carries holy purpose.

            – denise marie 

            “So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed”. – John 8:36

            The soft rhythm of life…

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            My recent visit to Seattle

            Peace is found in the slow moments, the gentle inhale, the steady exhale and the quiet noticing of what is good right here, in the now. When I stop rushing and allow myself to be present, I feel the gift of breath, the soft rhythm of life moving through me. Gratitude rises when I slow down enough to see it, the sunlight spilling through the window, the sound of my own heartbeat, the miracle of being alive. Living in peace is not about having a perfect life, but about receiving the present moment as sacred, enough and full. – denise marie 

            “So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed”. – John 8:36