Blog — OverflowingwithGrace

fair is fair in love and war

not

fair

the

outcry

you learn

to measure

fairness

by doing

the right thing

no pain in the end

but there will

be a place

where you can

rest

and know it was

good

enough

Grace LeeJune 28, 2022pain, joy, overflowing, enjoyment, conqueror, contentment, love, faithfulness, journey, faithful, prize, perseverence, setback, rejection, victory, wildernessComment

pretty little picture

she wanted

a pretty little picture

no smudges or

mistakes

when the imperfection

is what makes it all

so beautiful

Self CareGrace LeeJune 27, 2022beautiful, beginnings, mistakes, promise, protection, journey, faithfulness, love, faith, god, jesus, perfectionismComment

nowhere fast

they say she is going

nowhere fast

not realizing that she

is nowhere

in sight

because they are not

running…

ResilienceGrace LeeJune 25, 2022life, perseverence, perspective, faithfulness, journey, victory, hope, love, wilderness, promise, seasonsComment

without a home

she is without a home

a place to hang her head

finding small burrows

to hide and be small

nary a whisper

when her insides…

Self CareGrace LeeJune 24, 2022home, Honesty, well-being, welcome, sweet, confidence, conqueror, contentment, Courage, cultivate, cozyComment

damsel in distress

tears streaming down

the stronger to show for it

she sticks to her guns

without a shoulder to cry on

until a shoulder appears….

Sweet everything

I ask for sweet nothings

Why are they called

Nothing

When they

Mean so much

Tell me…

RelationshipsGrace LeeJune 17, 2022love, relationships, communication, sweet nothings, heart, Wholehearted, wholeness, full, fun, sow, grow, growth, gratitude, find, poetryComment

make room for love

You give me

The kind of love

That pours out of me

My hands

no longer clenched

They are wide

Open…

RelationshipsGrace LeeJune 16, 2022room, love, romantic, relationship, healthy, restoration, redemption, seen, loved, heard, hear, listening, heart, wholeness, receive, faith, joy, god, jesus, Positivity, pursuit, rootedComment

Joy

From my God

The kind of love

That comes down

In a drought

And refreshes…

Resilience, Self CareGrace LeeJune 15, 2022joy, happiness, love, faith, seasons, rain, abundance, drought, dry, fruit, harvest, pure, fear, courage, encouragement, restoration, refreshment, time, seek, find, fill, overflow, overcome, life, alive, reflectComment

Hold My Hand

We’re dancing again

Hand in hand

We have found each

Other

Not in pieces

But whole…

RelationshipsGrace LeeJune 14, 2022dancing, abundance, Relationship, relax, found, lost, together, community, hand, hold, wholeness, Wholehearted, paths, journey, faith, joy, fulfillment, fullness, god, dare, presence, breathe, treasure, precious, giftComment

i hear you

He says I hear you

whispering secrets with my eyes

he asks

are you speaking to me?

and I nod

my silent words say

enough to….

RelationshipsGrace LeeJune 13, 2022Relationship, sweet, listen, hear, understanding, abundance, adaptability, secrets, secure, speak, community, dream, song, singing, blessing, melody, love, romantic, partnershipComment

Refreshment, Sure as the Rain

The rain is coming down and brings refreshment.

I can barely see the diagonal droplets of water but the sound assures me that it is here.

Rhythms of nature.

Evidence of a life outside my mind…

ResilienceGrace LeeJune 11, 2022rain, refreshment, reflect, life, live, alive, thoughts, atmosphere, faith, journey, love, god, jesus, new, anew, victory, faithfulnessComment

The Winds Remind Us We’re Alive

The winds remind us we’re alive

That even when

we stand still

planted to the ground

There is movement…

ResilienceGrace LeeJune 10, 2022bloom, planted, healing, growth, stillness, winds, movement, rhythm, safe, alive, life, spiritual, faith, jesus, god, Faith, rootedComment

Hope is Greater in the Darkness (Come be the Light)

The darkness doesn’t diminish or expose your fatal weaknesses.

It is an ominous cloud.

It is crashing and engulfing waves of grief.

But it is only temporary.

Not so the light…

ResilienceGrace LeeJune 9, 2022light, darkness, perseverence, resilience, restoration, hope, faith, love, grief, healingComment

tell shame to let go

what if we go on anyway

courage

the loss worth the gain

of freedom

authenticity

acceptance of who we are and

choose to be

we don’t have to wait

power…

ResilienceGrace LeeJune 8, 2022shame, power, truth, confidence, help, mental health, freedom, healing, acceptance, authenticity, courage, encouragement, strength, restorationComment

So this is love

So this is what love is.

Love is not all-encompassing as I had known before.

It is charitable, not destructive.

It leaves you in one piece (peace)…

RelationshipsGrace LeeJune 7, 2022love, journey, Relationship, partnership, growth, safety, secure, calm, support, community, authenticity, Connection, known, time, enoughComment

Quarantine Essay Series: The Dripping Hose

Hi readers, I have drafts of pieces I’ve written over the last few years that I will be sharing over the course of the next few weeks. It is hard to describe what the last two years have been like for a lot of us- so many moments and emotions have passed and have been endured both in slow-motion and an uncapturable pace. This piece was written…

Self CareGrace LeeJune 6, 2022quarantine, calm, solitude, meditation, peace, view, beauty, sanctuary, nature, hose, water, lake, stillnessComment

Celebration in the Valleys and Mountaintops: Anniversary Post

Hey ya’ll! We are celebrating our fourth anniversary of the OverflowingwithGrace blog this month! Woohoo! I’m so thankful for you readers, supporters, and followers of the blog and proud of our OverflowingwithGrace community for living with an abundance of grace and authenticity…..

ResilienceGrace LeeMarch 30, 2022life, love, faith, movement, progress, process, hope, joy, celebration, anniversary, emotional, abuse, unknown, resilience, strength, wait, seasons, patience, goodnessComment