My Way Back
Kimberly Phinney, Rachel Joy Welcher, Tanner Olson, Deborah Rutherford, Kimberly Kralovic, Edward Holmes, Sarah Steele, Mariana Herrera MosliI almost died. Now, I’m finding my way back. Poetry + prose for YOU at the intersection of art, faith, + belonging. Home to Poetry University.
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\ud83e\udeb4your faithful professor & poet counselor | founder of TheWayBack2Ourselves.com & The Way Back Books | ✍\ud83c\udffc a \ud83d\udcd6 with Baker on art, faith, & belonging
poet, author and book editor living in South Dakota.
Author, poet, & speaker | I travel the country telling stories, reading poetry, and delivering messages of hope | Out Now: Getting Through What You're Going Through: Notes and Poems (Zondervan)
Poet. Writer. Speaker. Emmy Award-winning makeup artist. Finding beauty in redemption and pointing hearts to Christ through verse, prose, and honest conversation. Author of Prodigal Daughter and founder of the Behold-Her Beauty Letter & Podcast.
Helping you embrace hope through life's curveballs, hardships, and healing. Discovering beauty, purpose, resilience, and becoming whole again.
STL based creative on a mission to remind you that this is not the end. You're welcome to stick around. / Spoken Word Poetry / Prose / Prayer / Podcasting / Producer
Writing to remind us that every village needs a poet and your village needs you. Sarah is Senior Editor for @thewayback2ourselves, poet of the ordinary, and a performing singer/songwriter, pouring her gifts into her local community.
Poet. Storyteller. Podcast Host. Theologian for the in-between. Too sacred for the secular, too secular for the sacred. Meet me at the well. Where we break barriers, not each other.
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