Breathe in the Light was created in a season where grief felt like a weight on my chest —
the kind of grief that dims the world around you,
makes breathing feel hard,
and leaves you wondering if the heaviness will ever lift.
 
There are moments when sorrow feels suffocating.
When you don’t feel like the strong woman people know you to be.
When you catch yourself whispering,
“Why can’t I just move on? Why does it still hurt this much?”
 
But here’s the truth grief has taught me —
grief is not your failure.
Grief is love, aching for what was.
Grief is the tenderness of a heart that has known deep connection.
Grief is the space where God draws near.
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” (John 1:5)
 
Breathe in the Light is a visual prayer for that exact moment —
the moment where pain and hope meet.
Where darkness feels close, but God’s light stands closer.
This painting holds space for both:
the weight of your sorrow
and the promise that His light can still find you there.
 
Created in a time when I needed that reminder myself,
this piece became a companion in the in-between —
a gentle invitation to stop fighting your feelings
and instead breathe in the light God never withholds.
 
Not to bypass your grief.
Not to numb it.
But to let the light slowly break through the cracks
and remind you that this moment is not the end of your story.
 
For the high-achieving woman who puts pressure on herself to “bounce back,”
this piece whispers:
✨ You don’t need to rush healing.
✨ Your emotions are not inconveniences — they’re invitations.
✨ God meets you right where the ache is.
✨ And the light will return.
 
Hang Breathe in the Light where you pray, journal, or rest.
Let it steady your breath, soften your heart, and remind you that
even here — in the heaviness — God is gently guiding you back to hope
one breath at a time.
 
Claim Breathe in the Light and allow its quiet strength to fill your home with hope, healing, and the nearness of God.