My Very Nice Mutual @/imaplatypus_arts (on Instagram) And I Did An Art Trade! We Drew Each Others' Ponysonas,

soft and cuddly things

I decided to be self indulgent and draw a little birthday picture! I won't say how old I'm turning for privacy reasons, but here's my gremlin persona and my main character, Vincent!

God answers difficult questions

Where was God when this happened to me?: He was there—He sees everything (Prov. 15:3)

Didn't He care? Yes, He did and still does (Nah. 1:7; 1 Pet. 5:6, 7).

How could a loving God allow this to happen? God gave His creations freedom of choice. He did not make people like puppets (Deut. 30:15-20).

Does the Lord understand how I feel? Yes, more than anyone (Is. 53:3; Heb. 4:15).

Is recovery possible? With God all things are possible (Matt. 19:26). Yes, He wants to bring healing to you (Jer. 17:14).

How can I be healed? Trust God to be faithful to His Word (Ps. 18:25).

Where do I begin? God hears you— confess your hurt (Ps. 34:17, 18). Give your hurt to Him (1 Pet. 5:7). Forgive the one who has grieved you (Col. 3:13).

Isn't forgiveness difficult? Yes, but what God commands you to do, He will equip you to do (1 Thess. 5:24). Realize that God has forgiven you (Eph. 4:32). Recognize that forgiveness is not the same as reconciliation-the former is something you are called to do; the latter is something that requires the offender's repentance.

Then what do I do? Don't take revenge— God will deal with the violator (Rom. 12:19). Look ahead rather than being controlled by the past (Is. 43:18, 19). Look for the good that will come out of the bad (Rom. 8:28).

When will I heal? Healing of deep hurt takes time (Eccl. 3:3). It is a process of:

facing the harm (Ps. 51:6)

acknowledging your feelings (Eccl. 3:4-8)

applying God's truth from His Word (Ps. 107:20)

working with wise counselors and caring friends to deal with ongoing hurts

*all credit to the Woman’s Study Bible NKJV

Thanks for the tag, @kbthebearcat! 😁 I love the soundtrack of Yoshi games too! 👀👏 Here are 10 songs from my Spotify 'on repeat'...

1. End of the Line by The Traveling Wilburys

2. Dust Bowl Dance by Mumford & Sons

3. Goodbye Cruel World by James Darren

4. Rhinestone Eyes by Gorillaz

5. Another Run Around the Sun by Slumbernaut

6. Everyone Adores You (At Least I Do) by Matt Maltese

7. Doctor by Jack Stauber

8. Nobody's Soldier by Hozier

9. Whole Day Off by Oingo Boingo

10. Starlight by Electric Light Orchestra

What can we conclude from my assortment here? 😂 Well, it's that I love angsty cowboy music and weirdcore stuff, I guess. I'm not sure who to tag so I'll say any of my mutuals! C:

thank you @sneaky-ramen for tagging me <3

these are the rules: you gotta shuffle your ‘on repeat’ playlist and then post the first 10 songs, then tag 10 friends so they do the same!

1. DENIAL IS A RIVER by Doechii

2. Party Poison by My Chemical Romance

3. Grace by Florence + The Machine

4. Montreal by Penelope Scott

5. The Steps by HAIM

6. BULLFROG by Doechii

7. To Noise Making (Sing) by Hozier

8. Snow (Hey Oh) by Red Hot Chili Peppers

9. Free Now by Gracie Abrams

10. Sweet Hibiscus Tea by Penelope Scott

tagging @xhinateax @vacicezprvnilavice @namesx @myveusrokko @moss-and-crows @killthefangirl @martinkaklim and anyone who'd like to do this <3

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@toothpaste-dragon

Oh my goodness you are brilliant, I never even thought of what Mr. Pizza would look like, but I love both of those options so much. What if it's a Beauty and the Beast situation where Mr. Pizza is a rubberhose, 1920's slice of pizza, but by the power of True Love he has a transformation into a chiseled, slightly pizza reminiscent man?

A fun conversation that I had with my dear friend @toothpaste-dragon! ALSO, HAPPY TWENTIETH COMIC! 🥳🥳🥳 I hope you enjoyed this week's installment of 'Slices of Gremlin'! I am going to continue updating every Tuesday, and if you would like to support the comic and get early access, you can sign up to be a member of the 'Little Creature Club' on Ko-Fi!

I decided to partake in this current song trend, where people are making animations/animatics to this song (Porque te Vas)! This song fits Witherspoon and his brother Dimi (from my project Wellwishers) so well. 💖

nothinggg better than torturing an emotionally repressed character until every single trauma they've ever refused to process starts spilling uncontrollably out of the cracks. like a matryoshka doll situation of repressed trauma and baby you better believe i'm going in there with a hammer

PSA: @/toothpaste-dragon is one of the coolest people in the world. 😌

SAY NICE THINGS TO PPL

This is actually a thought I've had a lot of times! (And a theme I explore quite a lot in my own writing 👀) It is so much more rewarding to make the characters work for that redemption, to make a good life worth earning!

Cannot STAND narratives which imply that if you've done bad things the only thing you can do to truly atone is sacrifice your life and die!!! What happened to dying is easy living is harder? What happened to forgiveness and redemption??? What happened to putting in the work to undo what has been done????? I'll kill someone.