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Pressed flowers
Sometimes it happens with a roll of tape, a handful of pressed flowers, and an afternoon of slowing down.
Lately I’ve been decorating my journal with clear tape and flowers I’ve pressed from my garden. There’s something deeply satisfying about preserving something that was once so vibrant and giving it a new place to tell a story.
Each flower reminds me that beauty doesn’t disappear just because a season ends. It changes. It deepens. It becomes part of something new.
As I carefully place each petal, I realize this process feels a lot like what God does with us. He doesn’t waste the beautiful moments, the broken moments, or even the ordinary ones. He lovingly presses them into the pages of our lives, creating a story that becomes richer over time.
This little creative project has also reminded me of the importance of slowing down. We don’t always have to be producing, achieving, or checking another box. Sometimes our souls need quiet moments to create, reflect, and simply enjoy beauty.
For me, this isn’t just decorating a journal.
It’s practicing gratitude.
It’s noticing beauty.
It’s remembering that every season leaves something worth keeping
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