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ballet blog encouragement

Merry Christmas: My First Pointe Shoes!

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Merry Christmas, P.I.M PALS! \(o^-^o)/🎄🎀🩰

Video by Selene Washington on http://www.pimandpink.com

I hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas Day filled with joy, peace, and love. 🤍

For Christmas, my parents surprised me with my first pair of pointe shoes for ballet so that I can reach my goal as a ballerina! As soon as I unwrapped it, I instantly started crying tears of joy! 😭🩰🤍

In addition to my pointe shoes, they got me some very helpful ballet books to help me learn how to dance on pointe as well as improve my turnout. 🩰📚

If you are reading this, mother and father, thank you so much again for the beautiful pointe shoes! 🫶🏼🩰

I am so happy and excited to start ballet dancing on pointe for the Lord, for it is a desire of my heart from God and a childhood dream come true. ✨

With this gift of pointe shoes, I am also reminded of the Scripture verse, Psalm 37:4 (NIV) which says, “Take delight in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart. 💕

Furthermore, I have found that as I have taken delight in the Lord in my daily life, He has truly given me the desire to be a ballerina who dances to glorify Him and praise His Son, Jesus, boldly. 🩰 🙌 🎶

And with that being said, it is true that if and when your desire aligns with God’s Will for you and your life, the Christ in Christmas will give you the desires of your heart in His right timing, whether that be on Christmas Day or any other day. 💕✨

Lastly, as I embark on this journey and continue studying the art of classical ballet, I want to remind myself and you, reader, of the Scripture verse, Philippians 4:13 (NKJV), which says, “I can do all things through Christ Who strengthens me”. 💪✨

This Scripture verse keeps me encouraged and reminds me that I can do all things, including ballet dancing on pointe, through Christ Jesus Who strengthens me. 🩰✨

For you, reader, it may be something completely different that you are passionate about and are interested in doing, but the Scripture verse still applies to you and your God-given desire. ✨

With all of that being said, I hope that you found this post to be valuable and encouraging, reader, and if it resonated with you, feel free to share your thoughts in the comment section down below, for I would love to hear from you. 🤗🤍

Also, make sure to like and subscribe to my blog, P.I.M & PINK, so you do not miss out on new blog posts, videos, and content, in the future! ✨

For more content, you can also follow my blog, P.I.M & PINK, on the following social media accounts:

🩰 Official Pinterest – P.I.M & PINK

🩰 Official Instagram – P.I.M & PINK

🩰 Official Twitter – P.I.M & PINK

May God bless you and protect you, and I pray that you are safe and healthy always! 🙏❤️

Your P.I.M PAL,

Selene

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autumn blog celebration encouragement healing seasonal Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving: From Grief To Comfort

Happy Thanksgiving, P.I.M PALS!

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Picture by Selene Washington on http://www.pimandpink.com

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Thanksgiving is a wonderful time when we celebrate the people and things we are thankful for and embrace those of whom we are most grateful. While Thanksgiving typically brings about great joy, it can also be a time of great sorrow and grief for those who have lost loved ones. For those who have lost people close to them, Thanksgiving can be a painful reminder of what they once had instead of a celebration of what they are grateful for. If you are one of these people currently grieving the loss of a loved one or loved ones this Thanksgiving, then here is what I want to tell you:

Run to Jesus. His arms are wide open and are filled with a deep love that only He can give you. If you feel lonely this Thanksgiving Day (or any day for that matter), remember that Jesus sincerely loves you and that He wants you to live in His love. Know that Jesus’s love will bring you the ultimate comfort in the midst of your pain and sorrow.

There are several Bible verses that speak of Jesus’s care towards those in sorrow, a few of which I have listed to remind you of the love and comfort He gives to those who are brokenhearted or crushed in spirit.

🍁 Matthew 5:4 (ESV) 🍁

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”

🍁 Psalm 147:3 (ESV) 🍁

“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”

🍁 1 Peter 5:7 (NIV) 🍁

“Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.”

🍁 Psalm 34:18 (NIV) 🍁

“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”

🍁 Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV) 🍁

Jesus says, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

🍁 Romans 8:38-39 (NIV) 🍁

“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Therefore, reader, by running towards God, your Father in Heaven, and crying out to Him about the loss of your loved one or loved ones, you will receive His comfort and peace that surpasses your own human understanding, and God will turn your wailing into dancing, as it says in the Bible verse, Psalm 30:11-12 (NIV) which says, “You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent. Lord my God, I will praise you forever.” 🎼✨

With that being said, Happy Thanksgiving, P.I.M PALS. ♡

I hope that all of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving day today filled with joy and peace! For there is so much to be thankful for even in this life that is filled with many hardships. ✨🍁 🦃

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I hope that you found this post to be valuable, and if it resonated with you, feel free to share your thoughts in the comment section down below, for I would love to hear from you. Thank you so much for reading! 🤗

Also, make sure to like and subscribe to my blog, P.I.M & PINK, so you do not miss out on new blog posts, videos, and content in the future. ✨

For more content and updates, you can also follow my blog, P.I.M & PINK, on the following social media accounts listed down below:

🍁 Official Pinterest – P.I.M & PINK

🍂 Official Instagram – P.I.M & PINK

🍁 Official Twitter – P.I.M & PINK

May God bless you and protect you, and I pray that you are safe and healthy always. 🙏🤍

ʕっ•ᴥ•ʔっ ~ hugs fෆr yෆu

Your P.I.M PAL,

Selene ✨

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blog encouragement healing

The Power of Prayer

Hi, P.I.M PALS! (🎀o^-^o)/ 🤍

Welcome to today’s video about the power of prayer. ✨

On my blog’s official Instagram account, I posted a reel of me (the blogger behind) discussing the power of prayer. In this reel, I share with you an experience I had involving a loved one who was healed by God through prayer. 🙏

You can watch the reel down below! I hope that it encourages you to always keep praying and trusting in God’s power and love. 🙏💕✨

If you got some people you want me to pray for, just give me their name, and I will pray for them. 🙏

Sincerely your P.I.M PAL,

Selene 💕

In this post, I also wanted to share with you some additional healing Scripture verses for you to read and meditate on to further encourage you and remind you of the power of prayer and that God is a healing God. 🙏✨

Here is a list of the Scripture verses down below:

✨ James 5:15 (NIV) ✨

“And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven.”

✨ Jeremiah 17:14 (NIV) ✨

“Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise.”

✨ Psalm 103:2-5 (NIV) ✨

“Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all His benefits-who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.”

✨ Jeremiah 33:6 (NIV) ✨

“‘Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security.”

✨ Isaiah 40:29 (NIV) ✨

“He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.”

✨ Psalm 147:3 (NIV) ✨

“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”

✨ Psalm 146:8 (NIV) ✨

“The Lord gives sight to the blind, the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down, the Lord loves the righteous.”

✨ Psalm 41:3 (NIV) ✨

“The Lord sustains them on their sickbed and restores them from their bed of illness.”

✨ Matthew 19:26 (NIV) ✨

Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

And lastly, ✨ Revelation 21:4 (NIV) ✨ in the Bible, which says, ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” This specific verse, reader, refers to what is ultimately waiting for you when you spend eternal life in heaven with God, freedom from all suffering. 🙌 💕

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I hope that you found this post to be valuable, and if it resonated with you, feel free to share your thoughts in the comment section down below. I would love to hear from you. You can also share this post with a friend who may need to hear it as well. Thank you so much for reading and watching! 🤗💕

Also, make sure to like and subscribe to my blog, P.I.M & PINK, so you do not miss out on new blog posts, videos, and content in the future. ✨

For more content, you can follow my blog, P.I.M & PINK, on the social media accounts listed down below: 👇

✨ Official Pinterest – P.I.M & PINK

✨ Official Instagram – P.I.M & PINK

✨ Official Twitter – P.I.M & PINK

May God bless you and protect you, and I pray that you are safe and healthy always. 🙏🤍

Your P.I.M PAL,

Selene 💕

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blog encouragement peace

End Your Evening With God

Good evening, P.I.M PALS! ʕ♡˙ᴥ˙♡ʔ 💫

Welcome to today’s blog post about ending your evening with God. ☁️🌙☁️

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Previously, I launched a blog post called, “Start Your Morning With God“, where I shared some scripture verses as well as some aspects of my morning routine that I spend with God. Similar to my morning routine, in my night routine, I thank God for another day, I talk and pray to Him, I read God’s Word, as well as Christian books and devotionals, and I sing and play praise and worship music. I also sometimes write for my blog, if I am not too tired after everything else. 😴

Spending my evenings with God is a very important part of my life, not just because it is something everyone should do, but also because it personally helps me. Ever since I was young, I always struggled with fear, which made it hard for me to fall asleep. I remember feeling so scared and worried about something bad or life-threatening happening to me, my family, the neighborhood I live in, and even the world in general while I sleep!

To ease my fears before bed, I would oftentimes, play classical music and lullabies from my radio as well as sometimes have a night light on. Though this helped bring some comfort, ultimately it was not the sole solution to my issue. This is because things such as classical music, lullabies, and night lights only helped alleviate my own personal fear but did little to remove the fear brought upon by the devil.

It is true, reader, that the devil will even try to torment us through the night when we sleep with a spirit of fear. This is just one of the ways he tries to steal our peace and make us doubt God’s protection by attacking us during our time of rest, making us feel tired and miserable the next day.

Once I recognized this strategy of the devil, I made the decision to turn to Jesus, who is also known as the Prince of Peace. By spending time with God in my evenings and entrusting Him with my rest, I have felt His presence in my room and a divine peace that I could not understand. ✨

Since giving my nights to God, I can say for sure that my fears have dissipated. Even in times where I lay alone in the dark and my fears attempt to control me, God reminds me that He is the light shining through the darkness, and that He is with me, holding me in His arms, like cuddling a teddy bear. 🧸🌙☁️

I encourage you, reader, to give your nights to God and fill your mind with things of God before you sleep rather than fill your mind with things that will only make you more restless. Let God banish all anxiety from your heart and let the peace of God that surpasses all understanding overtake you. ✨

To end this post, I will share with you, reader, some Scripture verses that helped me overcome my fear at night. I encourage you to read and meditate on these verses, not just at night, but also throughout the day, so that you can always be reminded of God’s everlasting love, peace, and protection! 🤍

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“In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety.”

☁️ { Psalm 4:8 NIV } ☁️

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“Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in Him, for He shields him all day long, and the one the Lord loves rests between His shoulders.”

☁️ { Deuteronomy 33:12 NIV } ☁️

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“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”

☁️ { John 14:27 NIV } ☁️

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“And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

☁️ { Philippians 4:7 NIV } ☁️

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“The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. The Lord is good to all; He has compassion on all He has made.”

☁️ { Psalm 145:8-9 NIV } ☁️

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“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.”

☁️ { Colossians 3:15 NIV } ☁️

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“If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,” even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you.”

☁️ { Psalm 139:11-12 NIV } ☁️

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“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”

☁️ { 2 Timothy 1:7 KJV } ☁️

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I hope you found this post to be valuable and the Scripture verses to be helpful, reader, and that it inspires you to spend time with God in the evenings. If it resonated with you, feel free to share your thoughts in the comment section down below. I would love to hear from you. Thank you so much for reading! 💫

Also, make sure to like and subscribe to my blog, P.I.M & PINK, so you do not miss out on new blog posts, videos, and content in the future. ✨

For more content, you can also follow my blog, P.I.M & PINK, on the social media accounts listed down below:

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☁️ Official Twitter ☁️ P.I.M & PINK

The God of peace be with you (Romans 15:33 (NIV)), reader, for God is the starlight who will protect you through the night until the morning light. May God bless you, and I pray that you are safe and healthy always. 🌙🙏☀️

Sweet dreams, P.I.M PALS. 🧸🌙☁️

Your P.I.M PAL,

Selene 🌙🤍

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blog encouragement love

Happy Valentine’s Day!

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Valentine’s Day is a day we celebrate the people we love and embrace the people who love us. Unfortunately, there are many people who may not or feel like they don’t have people to love and people who love them. For those of you like this, I want to point you to Jesus and remind you that He loves you deeply. If you feel lonely this Valentine’s Day (or any day for that matter), run to Jesus’s open arms and live in His love.

1 John 4:16 (NIV) states, “And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.”

Happy Valentine’s Day, P.I.M PALS. ♡

May God bless you and protect you.

ʕっ•ᴥ•ʔっ ~ hugs fෆr yෆu

Sincerely your P.I.M PAL,

Selene

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Happy Blogiversary!

Hi, P.I.M PALS! (o^-^o)/ 💕

Welcome to today’s very special blog post. ✨

I am celebrating my two-year anniversary (also known as “blogiversary”) of my blog, P.I.M & PINK! 🤗

I did not celebrate my one-year blogiversary in 2021 because I was still an infant blogger who was just focusing on building my blog. 😅

It all began in high school when I had the idea of starting a blog. ✨

One day, my father said that I should start a blog, and I looked at him with a smile and said, “Really, you think so?” 😄

As time went by, I gave it more and more thought, and eventually, I came to really like the idea of starting a blog.

So, one day, while talking with my parents, the name of my blog, “P.I.M & PINK,” was born. My mother came up with it, and I thought that it was so cute! 💕

All my life, I have always been passionate about protecting a child’s Purity, Innocence, and Modesty, which is what inspired the acronym, “P.I.M.” They have become three important values in my life. 🤍

The word, “PINK,” simply represents the fact that I have always loved pink and associated the color with soft and sweet qualities like purity, innocence, and modesty. 🥰

Once my family and I agreed on the name for my blog, I began visualizing and writing out blog post ideas. I watched videos, read articles about blogging, and found other bloggers on social media for inspiration. Eventually, I started to look at web hosting services for my blog. 📚 ✍🏼 💻

On September 20, 2020, I finally decided to join WordPress.com and create my blog. However, I did not make my blog public and publish my first blog post until August 22, 2021. ✨

I spent the majority of my time in 2020 and early/mid-2021 designing my blog and writing my first set of blog posts.

In July 2021, I designed the official logo for my blog, P.I.M & PINK. The pink clam and the pearl symbolize my belief that we are all like pearls inside of a clam, pure and precious, but we always have to defend ourselves from anything that tries to corrupt, defile, or destroy us. 🤍

On August 22, 2021, I launched my blog publicly and published my first post called, “Welcome to P.I.M & PINK!” 😄

I am very thankful to God, my family, and friends who have been part of my blogging journey since the very beginning. ✨

Firstly, I want to thank God Who gave me life and the capability to even start my blog in the first place. God put this blog on my heart, and I believe that it is all part of His plan and purpose for me. Blogging has become a source of joy, passion, and healing for me, especially when I was going through a difficult time. I almost did not publish on my blogiversary date. However, I did not let my circumstance keep me from doing God’s will. 💕

Secondly, I want to thank my family. ✨

Father, thank you for being the first to encourage me to start a blog in the first place and introducing me to blogging courses and information that helped me properly set up my blog. 💕

Mother, thank you so much for taking the time to help me edit and refine my posts and for sharing my blog with the world. You were the first to insist on helping me with editing since my very first post. 💕

Brother, thank you so much for always encouraging me and listening to my ideas and thoughts. You always give me helpful feedback. 💕

Sister, thank you so much for sharing my blog with the world. Also, thank you for my little nephew who inspires me. 💕

I also want to thank my grandparents who have given me wisdom and supported me. 💕

I am thankful for my aunts and my godmothers who believe in me and have always encouraged me. 💕

Thirdly, I want to thank my friends who are supportive and have shared my blog with others. 💕

Overall, I want to thank all of my readers, who I refer to as “P.I.M PALS,” which stands for pure, innocent, and modest pals. Thank you so much for all of your love and support. I sincerely and wholeheartedly appreciate all of you. 🙏💕

I cannot believe that my posts have already reached people from around the world since the beginning, despite still being a new blog. I am happy to be creating content for all of you that you resonate with and feel encouraged by, for it is truly my heart’s desire to do so. I believe that God’s plan was for me to start this blog not only to help me but to inspire or encourage YOU. ✨

With that being said, I wanted to share with you this scripture verse:

Ephesians 2:10 (NIV) which says, “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”

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As always, thank you so much for reading! Feel free to share with others, and make sure to subscribe! ✨

You can also find P.I.M & PINK on the following social media accounts:

🤍 Official Pinterest – P.I.M & PINK

🤍 Official Instagram – P.I.M & PINK

🤍 Official Twitter – P.I.M & PINK

May God bless you and protect you, P.I.M PALS, and I hope and pray that you are safe and healthy always. 🙏🤍

Your P.I.M PAL,

Selene

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blog encouragement love

Happy Valentine’s Day! 💕

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Happy Valentine’s Day, P.I.M PALS! 💕

I hope that wherever you are in the world, you are having a lovely Valentine’s Day today. ✨

Like many others, when I think of Valentine’s Day, I think of a special day for couples, but since I have never been in a relationship before, I will just speak about the things I do know!

Ever since I was young, I looked forward to Valentine’s Day every year. Firstly, I love the color pink, and Valentine’s Day is a day dedicated to that color! Also, I love to dress up in pink, red, and white, make homemade cards for my parents, eat heart-shaped sweets, hug my stuffed animals, and spend time with my family. 🧸 💕

And as a student, I loved it when my school would always let the students dress up, decorate the classroom, and have a Valentine’s Day class party together. Does your school do this kind of thing? ✨

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As I thought about love and Valentine’s Day, I wanted to give you the following scripture verses:

❤️ 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 (NIV) ❤️

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.”

❤️ 1 John 4:16 (KJV) ❤️

“And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.”

❤️ Romans 8:38-39 (NLT) ❤️

“And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow – not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below – indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

❤️ Psalm 145:8 (NIV) ❤️

“The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.” 🥰

What I love about these scripture verses is just how honest and straightforward they are. They apply to both the love you show yourself and others and the entirety of the scripture verses are just simply powerful. I encourage you, reader, to meditate on these scripture verses every day. They perfectly define what true love is at the end of the day.

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I hope you found this post to be valuable, and if it resonated with you, feel free to share your thoughts in the comment section. 🎀

Also, make sure to like and subscribe to my blog so you do not miss out on new blog posts and content! 🌹🌷

You can also find P.I.M & PINK on Pinterest and P.I.M & PINK on Instagram. 💕

May your Valentine’s Day be filled with love and chocolate candies. 💝

God bless you and protect you, and I pray that you are safe and healthy always. 🙏

ʕっ•ᴥ•ʔっ ~ hugs fෆr yෆu

Your P.I.M PAL,

Selene

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