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Always Attend

A REFLECTIVE ONLINE JOURNAL BY ARTIST GABI BROWN, OFFERING ESSAYS, SCRIPTURE, POETRY, AND PERSONAL REFLECTIONS ON FAITH, BEAUTY, AND CREATIVITY.

Rooted in a quiet longing for the new creation, it invites readers to slow down, notice what matters, and live with intention in the in-between.

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No. 14 When I forget I am loved
It happened the other morning while I was scrolling through the news with my tea favorite Early Grey beside me. Another headline, another moment of questioning. The world felt unsteady again. I closed the screen, but the unease stayed. It wasn’t only fear about what might happen next; it was the ...
by Gabi Brown — Oct 25, 2025 faith hope rest
Searching the In-Between
There are seasons when the ground beneath us shifts, and we find ourselves caught between what has ended and what hasn't yet begun. It feels like searching in the dark for a door that won't open, waiting for a light that lingers just beyond the horizon. I find that the in-between holds both longi...
by Gabi Brown — Sep 20, 2025 faith hope
The Overlap of Seasons
I feel the seasons shifting again.Not only in the weather (Texas doesn't really have changing seasons), but in the shape of life. We've closed our house in Provence for a short season, knowing I’ll return in a few months. The shutters drawn, the garden stilled, the rooms waiting. Yet in my heart,...
by Gabi Brown — Sep 05, 2025 beginnings faith hope seasons
No. 10 Sometimes the Hard Things Are the Assignment
There are some weeks when I wish the assignment were something easier. Something that looked more like beauty and less like breaking. You would think that I would know these things by now, at my age, but He is so kind to gently remind me, again and again. I keep coming back to this quiet convicti...
by Gabi Brown — Aug 16, 2025 faith hope rest slow living
No. 9 A Quiet Shift
I’ve been thinking about how not all seasons are long or dramatic. Some pass quietly. Others begin without much fanfare. You look up one day, and something has shifted—but it didn’t come with a loud arrival. It just was. Traveling these past weeks has given me a little space from the usual rhythm...
by Gabi Brown — Aug 01, 2025 beauty creative process faith slow living
No. 1: The Intersection of Faith and Art: How Faith Influences my Creative Practice
Hi, Friend!There’s a quiet rhythm I’ve come to know over the years—the kind that settles in early morning, in the way watercolor spreads across my sketchbook, or in the silence between thoughts during a creative experience. It’s in those small, often overlooked moments that I sense the Lord near-...
by Gabi Brown — Apr 22, 2025 art creativity faith

Always Attend

A REFLECTIVE ONLINE JOURNAL BY ARTIST GABI BROWN, OFFERING ESSAYS, SCRIPTURE, POETRY, AND PERSONAL REFLECTIONS ON FAITH, BEAUTY, AND CREATIVITY.

Rooted in a quiet longing for the new creation, it invites readers to slow down, notice what matters, and live with intention in the in-between.

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