Up the Steps… Into Something New

There’s a place I go in my heart when things feel a little too big. It looks a lot like the digital painting I just created — a quiet stairway carved into stone, leading upward, wrapped in soft colors and whispers of spring. It feels like the place between what was and what might be.

Right now, I find myself sitting in that in-between.

I’m learning some new things about myself — not in a loud, world-announcing kind of way. More like gently peeling back layers I didn’t even know were there. It’s beautiful… and strange… and honestly, a little scary.

It’s like standing at the bottom of that stairway, not quite sure what’s waiting at the top. But I want to know.

And for the first time, I’m giving myself permission to go slow… to sit on a step if I need to… to just be curious without having it all figured out.

And in this quiet climb, one verse keeps whispering to my heart:

“It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; He will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.” — Deuteronomy 31:8 (ESV)

I think sometimes the bravest thing we can do is not climb faster, but just… keep showing up.

Like the dreamy little girl on the bench with heart balloons floating above her — she’s not rushing anything. She’s just letting herself feel it all: the wondering, the resting, the “maybe this is a big deal and I don’t even know how to talk about it yet” moments.

If that’s you too, you’re not alone.

We don’t always need a label to begin healing. Sometimes, the softest kind of growth happens when we whisper to our hearts, “It’s okay to take this one step at a time.”

And God… well, He’s already at the top of the stairs — and right beside me... and you too.

I am praying for YOU (and me)!!

Love ya,

Pam 🌸