LA VIE EST BELLE.

Pakayla Biehn takes photorealistic painting to a whole new level in her series Double Exposure. Building upon the double exposure theme of her previous works, Pakayla uses oil paint on canvas to present dream-like transfiguration of the natural world. The skill and refined beauty of her paintings enlists a realist style that recalls the delicacy, formality, and craftsmanship of old master techniques. She combines the cultivation of the portrait with a very intimate and vibrant observation of nature.

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A love letter from Your King

Wait on Me, My princess. My timing is always perfect. I know you’re anxious about many things, and I see your passion for all the plans I have put in your heart. I know that you long to fly, and I see your enthusiasm. However, just as a vinedresser nurtures the vine and waits patiently for the right moment to harvest the grapes, so too am I working tirelessly to prepare you to bear much fruit. Don’t run ahead of Me or try to fly before My plans are complete. Your strength will fail you, and your dreams will wither away.

Trust Me that My dreams for you are far greater than you can dream on your own. You will run farther and soar higher if you will patiently wait for the season of My blessing. Draw close to Me now, and I promise that this season of waiting will bring you the sweetest of rewards.

Love,
Your King and Lord of perfect timings

  • Peeta: When I walk out the shop
  • Katniss: Not again-
  • Peeta: This is what I see
  • Katniss: Peeta stop
  • Peeta: Katniss Everdeen is a-lookin' at me
  • Peeta: I GOT A LOAF IN MY HANDS
  • Peeta: AND I AIN'T AFRAID TO THROW IT THROW IT THROW IT THROW IT
  • Katniss: You done?
  • Peeta: I'M PEETA AND YOU KNOW IT.
  • Katniss: ...

Have you ever heard the wonderful silence just before the dawn? Or the quiet and calm just as a storm ends? Or perhaps you know the silence when you haven’t the answer to a question you’ve been asked, or the hush of a country road at night, or the expectant pause of a room full of people when someone is just about to speak, or, most beautiful of all, the moment after the door closes and you’re alone in the whole house? Each one is different, you know, and all very beautiful if you listen carefully.

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The world is full of beauty when the heart is full of love

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Words to keep inside your pocket

Quiescent:
a quiet, soft-spoken soul.
Chimerical:
merely imaginary; fanciful.
Susurrus:
a whispering or rustling sound.
Raconteur:
one who excels in story telling.
Clinquant:
glittering; tinsel-like.
Aubade:
a song greeting the dawn.
Ephemeral:
lasting a very short time.
Sempiternal:
everlasting; eternal.
Euphonious:
pleasing; sweet in sound.
Billet-doux:
a love letter.
Redamancy:
act of loving in return.

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Because there’s nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline, no matter how many times it’s sent away. Sarah Kay

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I will wait for you

Your ability to abandon your own will, will remind me of the disciples,
But your ability to love selflessly and unconditionally will remind me of Christ.
But I won’t need to identify you by any special Matthews or any special Marks,
‘Cause His word will be tatted all over your heart.

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All you know how to do is shake shake.
Keep your body still, keep your body still.