Meaning of lost: unable to find one's way; not knowing one's whereabouts.

The word lost is in the Bible forty-nine times.

Lost, have you ever felt lost?  Have you ever witnessed a child when they have lost sight of their parent and panic sets in… They are afraid, tears stream… cries can be heard!! I do believe we still can feel that panic and anxiety as adults. However, as adults, we learn to internalize those emotions or choose to suffer in silence.

The lost feeling can manifest within for many reasons. This life can be unpredictable and difficult at best. Each day is a difficult hill to climb. But how do we cope? How do we hold on to a rope that seems to be unraveling?  Darkness and doubt can overcome our very existence.

Where do we turn when our hearts are longing for relief? Where do we go when our souls are aching for answers?  It sometimes seems to hurt so bad that we bleed. 

I am not a doctor or even qualified to give medical or clinical advice. But I can share my heart. I have found a healer, a therapist, a friend and a lover of our souls. That if you will open your heart and let His light in He will heal every scar. He will fill every void. He will bring peace to your soul that you will have difficulty in understanding.  Where there was once darkness, you will feel a warmth from the love that will glow from within.

There is no medical insurance needed, no copay. His heart is open 365 days a year, rain or shine… I can’t recommend Him enough. 

So, how do you contact His office? Go to a quiet place. Close your eyes and call His name and wait on Him… Open the life manual He provided. It’s a best seller and holds a wealth of information…It’s called the Bible. Meditate on the words between the pages day and night.  The most important action is to chase Him with all you are worth. Never give up, the rewards are endless… 

The only true cost is to LOVE Him… He will return love to you, far greater than you ever knew could exist. So, now I will ask you who in our troubled world could not use this type of LOVE.  

It’s Him, It's Always Him!!

For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him. He is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. Psalm 62:5-6 ESV

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6 ESV

Therefore, whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed on the housetops. Luke 12:3 ESV 

Photography, Design & Written by Lori Garner   

Bible Verses From KJV  / Sinner's Prayer

Inspiring Music Freya Ridings - Lost Without You

Love leaves legacy. How you treated other people, not your wealth or accomplishments, is the most enduring impact you can leave on earth.

“I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars.” –Og Mandino

Tears flow silently through the soul and cleanse the heart.

Meaning of the word cleanse: a process or period during which a person attempts to rid the body of substances regarded as toxic or unhealthy, typically by consuming only water or other liquids.

There are approximately 40 verses that mention the word cleanse.

Does life dirty our hands? Does our lack of compassion harden our hearts? Do our thoughts pollute our hearts and minds? Do we scar other hearts with callous actions or unkind words? Do we allow the pollution of our world to penetrate our very souls? Are we a sluggish society? Are we broken? Are we bruised?

How do we find the beauty our world once had? How do we find that soft place to fall? How do we change our hearts?

Many of us try to wash the wounds of life… and travel on our way without healing. We become lost or maybe distracted and continue our daily routine without much change. This action may result in a darkness that makes your soul silently grieve and your heart harden.

How do we change the heaviness we feel? How do we learn to trust again? How do we heal our scars? How do we learn to love again?

When we think of the word cleanse, perhaps we think of washing… we think of restoring… we think of the word refreshing…

I can only share what I have experienced during my journey and how I found the freedom to chase God’s love with all that I am. At the time, I did not know Him. I knew of Him… there is a beautiful difference…

I do not know why, but one day He whispered my name… and that is how this amazing journey began.

As days passed, He began to share a beautiful love that tore down my walls—walls that had been built to protect my heart. As the walls crumbled, I found myself meekly standing there alone, with only His love. I had never felt a love so pure, so warm, so heavenly… there are not enough words to describe His love.

I felt that my heart was being circumcised. I felt stripped, bewildered, and confused. I did not understand the magnitude of His love or His plan for me. I could not run… I had no place to hide… He saw the raw me, the true me… yet He lovingly held me as I faced my insecurities and fears.

And as He took my wounded heart in His loving hands, He began to shave the layers of dirt from my life. He spoke words of love to my soul. I felt a freedom that I could not contain… tears fell like rain from the deepest chambers of my heart. His love opened my soul and eased the chokehold I had placed on my life.

He taught me how to let go and breathe again.

It was at that moment in time I fell in love and surrendered my heart to the One who knows me better than I know myself.

His love runs so deep… His care is so gentle and kind… He sees us through our failures and helps us rise from the ashes. He revels in our victories. There is no one anywhere that can even compare!

I believe His love contains beautiful healing oxygen that frees our souls...

This cleansing process can be heartfelt. Facing your inner fears and yourself can be difficult at times. However, I have found that with pain comes growth… There is an inner peace that comes from traveling this road of life with Him.

There is an amazing transformation of love that occurs within our heart and soul when we begin to love without boundaries. This includes loving who you are becoming.

Over time, I have learned to just close my eyes, open my heart, and trust Him with my life… but I must say… loving Him is the best thing I have ever done.

It’s Him… It’s always Him.

P.S.… I am a work in progress… I am at the mercy of my Master’s loving hands… He WOWs me.

That’s where he restores and revives my life. He opens before me the right path and leads me along in his footsteps of righteousness. so that I can bring honor to his name. Even when your path takes me through the valley of deepest darkness, fear will never conquer me, for you already have! Your authority is my strength and my peace. The comfort of your love takes away my fear. Psalm 23:3-5 TPT 

Photography & written by Lori Garner

Sinners Prayer 

Inspiring Music by (YouTube) 

Cleanse You by Calee Reed - Lyric Video

Come to Your Senses!!! Your Life Will Never Be the Same.

The word senses—a faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus; one of the gifts of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch—is referenced approximately 21 times.

If we took the time to analyze our senses truly, we would see what an amazing gift they are. There’s no way we could deny the reality of miracles! What kind of mind could create such magnificent wonders? How do they work in such perfect unison—feeding our minds, our hearts, and our souls with precise information in split-second timing?

Sight. Smell. Hearing. Taste. Touch.

Can you imagine life without these precious gifts? Without them, the richness of life would be like a blank canvas—void of beauty and wonder, stripped of the details we so often take for granted.

As I reflected on this word, I began to wonder: do we give our Heavenly Father our all?

Do we see Him with our spiritual eyes?

Do we hear His beautiful voice?

Do we touch His gentle heart?

Do we know His fragrance?

Do we taste His words and carry them deep within our hearts?

Do we use all of our gifts—all of our senses—to thank Him for giving us the ability to paint a beautiful canvas of our individual lives?

Perhaps He created these gifts for a reason—

to see His beauty,

to hear His voice,

to worship Him with every fiber of our being.

Or do we only use a few? Are we a blank page, void of the richness He made available to us?

In this journey, I have been blessed to see Him with my soulful eyes.

I have heard His beautiful voice.

I have felt Him deep in my spirit.

I have tasted His words as they flowed from my lips.

And yes—I have smelled Him in a warm summer breeze.

Not utilizing all of our gifts robs us of knowing our Heavenly Father intimately. It limits our understanding of His power, His beauty, His amazing gift of love, and His brilliant colors. He is a beautiful wonder, and we are His miracle children.

I stand in awe. When we say we love Him—do we love Him completely? Or do we only offer Him fragments of ourselves?

He has proven, time and time again, that He gives us His all.

It’s Him. It’s always Him.

Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases. Their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands. They have mouths, but do not speak; eyes, but do not see. They have ears, but do not hear; noses, but do not smell. They have hands, but do not feel; feet, but do not walk; and they do not make a sound in their throat. Psalms 115:3-8 

Photography & Written by Lori Garner

Sinner's Prayer

Inspiring Music by (YouTube)

Annie’s Song with Lyrics John Denver 3d BEAUTIFUL :

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Regret—a feeling of sadness, repentance, or disappointment over something that has happened or been done.

The word regret appears roughly 28 times in the Bible.

I regret to inform you that this word may tug at your heartstrings. It has the power to stir deep thought and, at times, even anguish.

Do we cause our own pain? Do we dismiss our actions because we don’t want to pay the price or face possible failure? Or do we justify our choices by saying we’re “only human” and that the temptation was simply too great?

If I asked you to share the greatest regret of your life, what would it be? Education? Relationships? Life choices? I believe we all carry regret to some degree.

Here’s my challenge to you—take out a piece of paper and write these words:

I regret…

Then finish the sentence.

Here is mine:

I regret that I didn’t face it sooner.

I regret that I wasted time… wasted love… wasted opportunities to truly know my Creator. I regret the years I could have spent growing in knowledge of Him.

But once I faced my regret, the question became—what can I do to change the outcome of a regretful heart?

I could say, “I don’t need to do much; the Holy Spirit has touched my soul, and that is enough.” But something inside shifted. My regret turned into desire—desire to know my Creator more deeply.

And desire requires action. I must invest my time. I must invest my love. As I study Him, my knowledge will grow. And as knowledge grows, regret fades.

If we can clear our hearts of regret, even little by little each day, our lives will become richer. My only regret now is that I didn’t recognize it sooner. But I am profoundly grateful to Him for capturing my heart—and for giving me the time to turn that regret into a love I can’t fully comprehend, yet know will never let me go.

Now I’m on a quest. Every day is an opportunity to grow away from regret and into a beautiful relationship, not just with my Creator, but also with myself.

Getting to know yourself can be both daunting and beautiful. You may just discover that you are a beautiful soul, because God made you that way.

So look at your regret not as an ending, but as an invitation to grow into everything He already knows you can be.

I am blessed to grow in Him, in His Word, and in His unending love.

It’s Him. It’s always Him.

However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace. Act 20:24

Photography & Written by Lori Garner 

Model: Robyn Z

Bible Verses from KJV, ESV / Sinner's Prayer

Inspiring music from YouTube 

Tenth Avenue North - Greater Than All My Regrets (Lyrics)

It's Him! It's Always HIM!!!

Seven years ago, I was content behind the camera, capturing moments through photography. But He had other plans—plans that keep unfolding, teaching, and surprising me.

Love Sublime — a new song that carries my journey with the One who found me when I didn’t even know I was lost.. 

He still WOWS me.

It’s Him. It’s always Him. Oh, how I love Him.. Just Sublime !!

I pray you hear Him when you listen... 

 New Song "Love Sublime" - The Lyrics.. 

Your love rushed in like a mighty wind.

You found me… when I was lost.

With just one touch, You overwhelmed my broken soul.

I couldn’t hide from your love, And Tears began to flow,

You healed places no one had ever known.

Confused and bleeding...still, You made me whole.

You held me close and gave me hope.

And day by day, it became so clear:

You are the breath within my chest.

With You, I’ve found my place of rest.

 You loved me tender yet let me be me.

No fear, no mask, just honesty.

I didn’t care what the world might say—

You held my heart in your perfect way.

I loved You back with no regrets,

My soul remembered your tenderness.

You loved me first, before I knew…

Now my heart belongs to You.

You sparked a fire deep within me,

Now every beat holds Your Majesty.

You engraved your name across my heart, now each day with you is a brand-new start.

You are my gift—so richly divine,

A thread of wonder pulling me back in time,

To share a love so Divine...

You told me You were mine.

You are my breath, my light, my loves delight.

With you, life is sublime.

I will chase You until the end of time.

My forever Elohim

Matthew 19:26: "With God all things are possible,",

Art, Music, & Written by Lori Garner

Bible Collaboration - Joann Turnbull