Karilyn Owens
The Discernment Process

Discernment is a tool in our spiritual arsenal – one of the Holy Spirit gifts to us. It guides us to the will of God, which is to say the best possible outcome for us.

The Discernment Process
open heart, love
Karilyn Owens
Word of the Year: Blossom

This year I choose blossom as my Word because it represents my intention to grow from the roots I planted as a new creation in Christ (2 Corinthians 5) and build back what was broken through the vehicle of relationship.

Word of the Year: Blossom
Karilyn Owens
The Power of Decisions

It was the morning of the most important interview of my career; with emotions running haywire and hormones adding a dizzying effect, I decided that I just couldn't go to my interview that afternoon. The fear shouted so loudly that I couldn't hear the voice of wisdom that knew to show up despite the very big feelings. This was my dream job, after all!

The Power of Decisions
Karilyn Owens
Drop the Baggage

God recently revealed to me that I am holding onto the weight of my past. By holding onto my past, I’m not only carrying around a weight I was never meant to carry, but I am blocking the blessings of God’s plan for me in the future. So today I ask you: What weight are you carrying that is hindering your upward momentum?

Drop the Baggage
Karilyn Owens
10 Ways to Manage Depression

Covid-19 caught nearly all of us by surprise, leaving us ripped of our routines, schedules and normal circumstances — everything we typically rely on for stability and consistency. If we weren’t already prone to or struggling with depression, COVID-19 certainly stirred up prime circumstances for depression to show up (many of us without any prior experience with mental illness or the coping skills to deal with it in healthy ways).

10 Ways to Manage Depression

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A Grand Legacy of Love

Look at your legacyManifesting on Earth. See the grand love, The epic storytellers, The practical wisdom? It is all because you Poured out your heart While on this Earth. You shared your gifts And inspired us all To embrace ours. We have your love To guide us through. Your witty words, Quips and jokes Echo in the walls Of our minds and hearts. Your light-filled presence, Felt, tried and true, Gives the gift of purpose In seeking all we are. Now isn't this your Greatest gift? To fill our lives With the stuff That truly matters— The pursuit of love And telltale dreams? Thank you for embodying A spirit that lives Beyond your human years And resides precisely Where you belong: The walls of our hearts.

- Karilyn Owens

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What If...

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God is a cloud from which rain fell. —Dejan Stojanovic, The Sun Watches the Sun

What if a hummingbird is God's way of telling us to soak up the sweet nectar of life?

What if God gave us stars so we can be reminded of his light at night?

What if the stars are a reminder to search for our own light even when we cannot see it?

What if a rainbow is His way of telling us to seek out his Grace even if we cannot see the end in sight?

What if our soulmate is God's way of ensuring we reach our highest potential?

What if His love, love for ourselves, and love for others is why we are here?

Look for God's signs of love, and when He rains down in sadness or jubilant joy, know that the result is love.

For we have to feel all we feel in darkness to return to the light inside.

—Karilyn Owens

Pondering a Magnificent God

What if the clouds
That engulf the blue,
What if the sunset
That paints the sky
Is God's way to say hi?
What if the yucca
That reach so high,
What if the rose bud
That reveals a full bloom
Is God's way to show awe?
What if thunderstorms
That roar and rumble,
What if the lightning
That shocks the sky
Is God's way to show might?
What if God pours down his anger
with Tsunamis and hurricanes?
What if the rainstorm
That falls on your face
Is cleansing you of woes?
What if the butterfly
That flutters about
Is God's way of saying hi.
What if these things
Of the natural earth,
What if these wonders
That scatter and dance
Are reminders and notes
That God is always there.
He is there in the flutter.
He is there in the leaves.
He is there in the wind,
Clouds and trees.
So, you see, next time
You feel the drop of rain
Or see spring’s first bloom,
Soak up the blessings
In their Infinite beauty.
And then, bow in gratitude
To your benevolent Creator.

—Karilyn Owens