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“O God, help us to believe the truth about ourselves, no matter how beautiful it may be”

  • Reflections – August 25, 2023

    Reflections – August 25, 2023

    … about Yahweh: … about people: … about myself:

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  • Culture

    Culture

    This summer, I had the very strange but amazing privilege of being able to be a part of a cultural perspectives class for my counseling program and be a part of a book club that was going through a book about de-westernizing our faith. I do not think that it…

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  • Peace

    Peace

    I had quite some thoughts about this verse when I read it yesterday. I don’t mean this to criticize King David, because we all share the same humanity as him, but even he had a level of escapism in the midst of circumstances. I would not call this hope because…

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  • “Disobedience”

    “Disobedience”

    One of the main things I have been learning about life and people this past year is that behavior is really just the tip of the iceberg. This weekend’s sermon at church talked about this, and I reread a part in scripture in the Old Testament that discusses this, too.…

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  • Reflections, August 11th 2023

    Reflections, August 11th 2023

    I usually write about these on instagram, but as instagram is changing, I will be sharing my reflections on my WordPress for a bit. I typically split my reflections into three different categories: what I have been learning about Yahweh (the God I follow), what I have been learning about…

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  • Food is medicine

    Food is medicine

    I took this photo next to one of my favorite coffee shops in San Francisco in the Outer Richmond District. I don’t know why, but I love grocery store setups like this with the fruits and veggies outside, and all the various vibrant colors to look at. It reminds me…

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  • Seasons

    Seasons

    I won this baby orchid last year while celebrating my cousin’s daughter’s first birthday. The activity was to guess, out of a number of toys at the end of a quilt, which toys the daughter would crawl towards and grab. Culturally, depending on the item she would pick, it would…

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  • Creative Expression

    Creative Expression

    Hello all. I am back on WordPress after a few years. I have forgotten my old account’s password and email. But also, I feel embarrassed about things I posted a long time ago anyways. I am trying to look for a way to share my art again – mainly my…

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I’m Tiffany

Welcome to my blog, where I share many of my photos but also share tidbits about life, travels, deep topics, and reflections. I hope to share about the worthiness and goodness of the human experience through all that is difficult and beautiful.

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