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Stranger. Preacher. Idol. Inspiration. Boss. Mentor. Supporter. Friend. I was a little girl when I was brought to this super weird event in Ultra. People were raising their hands while singing songs about God. There were people in wheelchairs who suddenly stood up. Everyone was crying and praising and shouting and clapping and it was so loud. I didn’t understand what was going on. In the middle of it all, there was this man who spoke with such authority and wisdom and love, and it was the first time I heard God speak to my heart. He was a stranger then. He is a beloved mentor and friend now. I could write a thousand beautiful words about this man who’s always been supportive and trusting, and kind and generous to me, and still arrive at this one simple description: Tito Bo is Jesus to me, and to thousands of people. How amazing is it I get to serve with him now as one of the speakers in the same weird event that I attended many, many years ago? The Lord thinks He’s very witty that way. All is grace. All is grace. All is grace. #projectkaladkarren #projectbeautifulwords #kerygmaconference #brave (at Chef Jessie's Place) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3r2OBrgFMh/?igshid=1ad3xcynfat15

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The word for the year, is “trust.” The verse that came out, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight (Proverbs 3:5-6). Looks like it’s going to be another eventful year ahead. 😅 Take it easy on me, Lord. Also, may take-back pa ba sa mga “Word of the Year?” Papalit, please. 🤣🤣🤣 Here’s to more stories. More words. More photos. More books. More joy. More love. Here’s to trusting that all is well, that God’s plans are good, and that He will complete what He began.🌹 Second photo is me. Always. 😂 #projectkaladkarren (at Manila Marriott Hotel) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3cPs6LAW_c/?igshid=1n5tcfuk63ert

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Look beyond. Better things are coming. I’ve been struggling with my writing for a long time now, but all is well. The struggle is part of the process. And it’s never meant to last. We overcome, we overcome. Not in a day. Not all at once. Not in a long while. But we try, little by little. One more time. One more day. We try until we come out winners. Tomorrow I go under. All is well, all is well. The struggle was difficult, but necessary for the win. Tomorrow I go out, I go under, but when I come back, it is done. It is time. It is time. See you on the other side. (un)written is ready to launch soon. Thank You, Jesus. 🙏🏼 #projectkaladkarren #projectbeautifulwords #unwritten #amwriting #writing #writingretreat #donotdisturb P.S. Do you want to know how to embrace the struggles in the writing process, and how to overcome? Join me and my friends on Oct. 5 in a fundraising writing workshop, (un)written: a writing workshop for the broken and the brave. Link in my bio, or register via bit.ly/unwrittenworkshop https://www.instagram.com/p/B24XRzGgpvz/?igshid=54jjsd8wwhti

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The thing is, no flower blooms overnight. No seed sprouts in a single day. No tree grows up to be tall in a short time. The truth is, every seed spends quite a lot of time buried underground, stuck in the dark for a long time, before it sees the light of day. If it’s too dark, too heavy, too dreary right now, don’t lose hope. Keep the faith. God does not rush things, but He’s doing something from above. He’s watering the ground He planted you in. He’s taking care of you. You’ll bloom. Soon. #projectbeautifulwords #projectkaladkarren (at The Lawrence Lowell Telescope) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1xmx0-gCw_/?igshid=bta5xppjqxck

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I haven’t been very social for months. Maybe since the beginning of the year, actually. Most days I’d prefer to just stay at home to read or write. There’s more reading than writing, to be honest. More hiding beneath the covers when the day is over, or when the week is ending. I had neither the energy, willingness, nor desire to do anything else. I was bothered at first. I wasn’t used to being still, to being calm, to not feeling that fire in my veins that would propel me to do, do, do. I felt like something was wrong with me because I didn’t feel like doing anything. It took me a long time to accept that maybe a person’s worth isn’t based on what he/she could produce or accomplish. It took me a long time to accept that it’s okay to maybe, just /be/. But seasons change and things change. People change and feelings change. It’s good to pause, to be still, to just be. But somehow, we have to move. Get up. Show up. Open up. Because life is meant to be lived to the fullest. Maybe not always with passion or fire or thunderstorms or spectacle. Sometimes, maybe with the quiet drive and commitment to just live with peace, with joy, with love. And then, also, as we live, we let live too. We love others too. Because otherwise, if we just pass by through life, then what’s the point? So yes. Get up in the mornings. Show up in the gatherings. And open up to receive the love and the blessings. That’s it. That’s the post. #projectbeautifulwords #projectkaladkarren (at Eggs for Breakfast) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1D1PPwARbt/?igshid=1degrrwejjo6b

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Titas get bruch during holidays. Nothing much to write about; just taking it easy on rest days. Tomorrow, we hustle again. #projectkaladkarren (at Eggs for Breakfast) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Dj1Lageye/?igshid=svdhwxkxop6d

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Throwback to that time I played and ran and jumped on a frozen lake. Time, like the lake, was frozen on those days. The world continued to spin, and I continued to pause. Now, time continues to move. Sometimes slow, often fast. Often, in a rush. And what do I have? Stories and things, buried, but waiting. Time is moving, moving fast. But all is well, all is well. I’ve got time, all is well. #projectbeautifulwords #projectkaladkarren #throwback (at Mammoth Lakes, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzeeExeAeyn/?igshid=1arsopvdqevhh

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It’s always cold out here, so I try to chase the sun as much as I can. Isn’t that the way life’s supposed to be? Some days, you chase the light. But when at times there’s no light to be chased, you try to be the light instead. I believe that we all have a whole lot of light and love tucked in our hearts. That’s how we survive even the coldest winters; that’s how we go through our darkest nights. That little light in your heart goes a long, long way, beautiful. Let it shine through. #projectkaladkarren #projectbeautifulwords #sunday (at Flagstaff, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/karrenzs/p/BvpuQefhrbQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1k4rbrdu4x2so