Emilie O'Connor

Emilie has loved the outdoors since her childhood in Pennsylvania, and stays active in it in her new home state of Minnesota and anywhere else adventure takes her. By day, she's an RN at a Minneapolis women's clinic. See her art page on Instagram at Forsythia & Stone.

He Gives Power to the Weak

"Giving God my weak Yes" with image of three women on a mountaintop

There have been multiple times when I’ve gotten part of the way through a challenging outdoor activity and thought, “I can’t do this!”  “He gives power to the weak. He increases the strength of him who has no might.” Isaiah …

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How God Designed Healing Differently

"Conceal or Heal?" with blurry image of tamarack trees in a forest

Trees and humans both have healing mechanisms built into the way they’re made. This gives us a metaphor that can teach us a part of how God wants us to look at healing. Trees can withstand many injuries—wildfire, wind, losing …

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