Hello, sweet creation of God!
Nice to meet you! You can call me Lily.
You may be familiar with this already with how many times I've called you with this on our other writings. Can I call you luvlie bud? Like a lovely little bud slowly blooming as their season comes, trusting that their own blooming season will come soon.
I'm glad to find you here! I'm reaaaallyyy looking forward to more interactions with you!
🌿 WHAT IS THIS GARDEN ABOUT?
I welcome you once again to this garden — For Thou Art Blessed. The little garden corner of the Abba Father that He replanted and made a new.
A living, breathing testimony of a little child of God called Lily tended by the One and Only God—the Heavenly Father, the Holy Son—the Lord Jesus, and the Holy Spirit who dwells within us. They are the gardeners and this is their garden. They are the core of this little corner.
And hello to you, I am Lily — I am but a florist of this garden.
Why a florist, you may ask?
Because the Gardener cultivates the soil, waters the roots, and brings forth the blooms — that's exactly what the Abba Father is doing with all of us. And as a florist of this garden, I am simply the vessel who curates what He has grown in this garden into a beautiful bouquet arrangement.
I merely arrange the fully bloomed flowers He has nurtured into bouquets of beauty, truth, and grace — presented the way He wants them to be shared.
Whether it's a piece of writing, a visual text, a mini-comics, a simple illustration, or a product that will remind us of His word and His constant presence and love upon us — everything I release is a bouquet offering from the blooms He cultivated through the years with this garden.
I don't choose the blooms that are released.
I merely obey what He wants to be let out.
🌸 WHAT "FOR THOU ART BLESSED" REALLY MEANS
In every writing we used to release on our archived garden, we always mention the phrase "for you are highly favored by the Father, luvlie bud — always."
The phrase "for you are highly favored by the Father" implies that the recipient of the phrase is seen as favored or highly blessed by the Heavenly Father.
Adding 'always' at the end, emphasizes the continuous and unwavering nature of the Father's favor and love upon you luvlie buds, the recipient of our writings and creations.
Using the archaic version of this phrase as our garden's new name, we believe and declare upon you the constant and unwavering favor of the Abba Father.
This was derived from a phrase you'd find in the Bible, "blessed art thou". Therefore, we wanted to apply the same thing to this new garden's name. To remind you and declare upon you the Father's unwavering love and favor.
The phrase "For Thou Art Blessed" is not just another poetic archaic phrase. Rather, it's a prophetic declaration upon one's life and identity. It's the whisper of the Heavenly Father to His children: "You are blessed not because of what you've done, but because of who I am and who you are in Me."
It's a reminder that blessing is not earned, but bestowed by Him. Not a reward, but a relationship. Not a title, but a truth to anchor in our hearts and minds. Because when God calls someone "blessed." He is not measuring their productivity. He is naming their proximity to Him.
And so, this garden has been rebuilt and replanted to remind both you and I that we don't need to hustle in order to be blessed. We are already blessed, favored, protected, provided, forgiven, and loved before we even do anything.
💭 WHY WE ARE CALLED "BLOOMS & LILIES"
When God first nudged me to begin this journey back in 2014, I didn't have a clear plan. I didn't know what niche I belonged to, what platform I should stay on, or even what form my work should take. All I had were whispers — leadings from His Spirit. And in those whispers, He gave me the name "Blooms & Lilies".
At first, it felt simple — flowers, growth, beauty. That's what I thought it signifies. But over the years, I've come to understand that this name carries layers of meaning, each one tied to God's heart and my calling as His florist in this garden.
Blooms 💐 The Testimonies of Grace
The word blooms represents the fruit of God's cultivation. Every flower that blossoms in this garden is a testimony of His love, His mercy, and His faithfulness. Blooms are not the result of my striving — they are the result of His tending.
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Blooms are stories. Each blooms released is a chapter of grace, each fragrance is a reminder of His presence.
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Blooms are our offerings. They are gathered and shared not for my glory, but to be arranged into bouquets that point back to Him.
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Blooms are diverse. Just like flowers in a garden are diverse, so do are blooms in this garden. Some are writings, some are illustrations, some are prayers, some are comics, and some are released as products — but all are blooms from the same garden.
These blooms reminds us — both you and I — that everything I share in this garden is not mine. It is His. I am simply arranging what He has already grown in my life, in my head, and in my heart — all presented through this garden.
Lilies 🌱 My Name, His Symbolism, Our Rebirth, My Calling
The second half has a lot of representation. Mainly, it's a symbol rooted in Scripture. The Lord Jesus said in Matthew 6:28-29: "Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not adorened like one of these."
Lilies symbolize:
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Purity and trust. They bloom without striving, teaching us to rest in God's provision just like stated on Matthew 6:28-29. A reminder that God provides for His creations without needing to struggle to be provided or blessed.
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Beauty in surrender and God's faithfulness. They don't force themselves to grow; they simply receive the Gardener's care. Even kings cannot match the glory God clothes His lilies with. A reminder that God is faithful; if He can provide and bless the lilies, what more of us — His children?
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Renewal and new life. The lily's ability to bloom in the spring again after the winter it went through. It also signifies the resurrection of Christ. That in our death in the world, we are reborn anew in spirit through Christ. That He may be our strength, guiding light, and compass in this new life, ensuring that the road may not be easy but the light shall never falter even in the darkness.
Similarly, you and I, my luvlie buds, are like lilies as well.
If lilies signify Christ's resurrection, then in a way, our rebirth in Him too. As said in Romans 10:9, "if we admit that Jesus is Lord and believe that God raised Him from death, you will be saved." And so as we accept Him in our lives, just like lilies after the winter, we are reborn in Him too.
As we accept Him in our lives, we are encouraged to become like lilies. One who do not strive, or perform. One who simply bloom where the Gardener has planted them. And in that stillness, we reflect the glory of God more radiantly than kings had.
And as mentioned, it also represents something deeply personal for me — my nickname, pseudonym, and calling.
Being called Lily and calling myself with this name, it reminds me that I don't have to toil to be worthy. I don't have to spin to be seen. I just have to bloom in His presence.
Just like when I first started this garden years ago in a different platform, He told me the significance of this name that will serves as my "new name" as I create for Him in this garden.
And once again, with this new season, new chapter, and this replanting to a bigger soil, He reminded me once again why He gaved me the name "Lily" and why He wants me to identify with that name — to remind me once again that I don't have to strive, I just have to arrive to where He's calling me.
As the florist of this garden, I am also one of its flowers. And every time I create, I am both arranging and being arranged. Both offering and being offered to those who need a bouquet that will be a sweet fragrance in their exhausting day. Both being loved by Him and spreading love because of Him.
Together 🌼 Blooms & Lilies
When you put two together — Blooms & Lilies — you get the full picture of this calling.
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Blooms are the testimonies God grows in His garden.
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Lilies are the symbol of His provision, our rebirth in Him, and the vessel He chose to arrange them.
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They are a combination of names that hold both the collective and the personal. The garden and the florist. The testimony and the witness. The offering and the vessel.
It's a reminder that this mission is not about me alone nor done by me alone. It is a garden where all of us works together — the Gardener, the florist, and the lovely buds that arrived and becomes part of this garden.
A garden full of blooms that God cultivates in all of us, and the lilies He clothes with His glory and love. The arranging of those blooms into bouquets that bless others, not because of the florist's skill, but because of Gardener's tender love and care.
And even now, as we start over again by replanting this garden to a bigger soil, I still hold onto Blooms & Lilies because it is more than a brand. It's a covenant.
A reminder for me that:
My worth is not in performance, but in Him alone.
My calling is not to build an empire, but to bear witness.
My role is not to be the gardener, but the florist — arranging what He has already grown and presenting it to the world and to those who needs it.
So everytime I see and say the name He made for this garden, I am reminded that this is His garden and I am both His florist and His still blossoming flower. And together, we are all blooming and tended by His careful and loving hands.
🤔 WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PREVIOUS GARDEN?
As for our previous garden, when we went into hiatus, all of the products on our previous website where we hosted our previous garden were archived.
Everything that was released on the blog were all archived as well. As for writings released through membership, they still remain. However, the membership area of the previous garden no longer accepts new members as well.
And now you maybe wondering, is its still up right now? Unfortunately, it’s now fully closed. When we were given this new fire in our hearts early this year while still being on hiatus, I was led to fully close the website then (without deleting to use as a reference, of course).
As for the Patreon one, the posts there has been long unpublished (actually, deleted because you can't really unpublish posts on Patreon without deleting them) when we moved the membership to the platform where our previous garden was hosted.
However, we retained the page open incase we can make use of it again later. And thankfully we did because I saw that Patreon changed their fees again awhile back.
I'm considering of actually using this page to release some faith novel stories paid per chapter while it's still ongoing or maybe even a full-colored comics once the Lord lead us to finally go for it.
We'll give updates once we've pushed through with this one!
So, I truly recommend signing-up for our free account to get an update straight to your email, or as a push notification if you installed the website into your home screen!
Anyway, if you’re a luvlie bud who had previous purchases on our previous garden, you can still access a few things!
You can still access your previous digital products purchased, and view your order history. But you won’t be able to place new orders there anymore or view the product listings and other writings as they have been archived.
Don’t worry! We’ll be slowly moving all of our creations to this new platform. As mentioned, they will be released in new lens, but we know as well that there’s a charm in the previous designs so we will release those as well.
So if you wish to purchase one of our previous listings again, we recommend waiting until it becomes available here. We want to make sure you can still home the ones you resonated then and now, even as we transition.
🧺 EXISTING PRODUCTS UPDATE
As for our digital products we’ve created before — we’re still discerning how they’ll bloom here. You might say, “it’s digital anyway so just release it!” However, we want to try something new.
Some may remain digital. Some may be reborn as physical offerings. Some may get a little makeover. Maybe a new art style. Maybe a splash of color. Maybe a different format altogether.
This applies to the other products as well including physical products, customization requests, eBooks and novels, as well as faith and mental health courses we used to have.
Also, I’ve been experimenting with coloring again. It’s… chaotic. I’m not good at it. But I’m trying because I want to give new life to our previous offers. And maybe that’s the point. Not to be perfect, but to be present. To be playful. To be open to growth. Practice doesn’t make perfect—it makes pleasant. And pleasant is enough.
So if you see a product that looks a little different than before, just know: it’s not just in your head. It’s really being reborn like a bloom in progress.
🌅 THE GENTLE NEW BEGINNING
It's no coincidence that this new beginning will bloom just months after the 11th year of Blooms & Lilies. Started in July 2014, this journey has been marked by nudges, detours, and restarts led by Him.
And now, last November 21, 2025 was not just us relaunching on a new platform. We're consecrating a new posture. Not just a relaunch, but a rebirth. And while the past will always be part of this story, it no longer holds the pen. God does.
We didn't wait for perfection just as He reminded us that it doesn't have to be perfect. We didn't wait for everything to be polished because only He knows what's best for this garden. We only obeyed, moved, and planted.
And now, we ask for your grace as this space still looks a little bare. We're still setting things up slowly, gently, and faithfully because we're both learning and growing through each progress this garden makes. But the most crucial roots will slowly be laid as we go while the rest will bloom in time.
November 21, 2025 is the new day that marked a new life for both the garden and I. A day that reminds us that even what feels buried can bloom again. That what feels quiet can rise. That what feels like an ending can become the beginning of something holy where God is doing a new thing.
And I know that this new garden is not a replacement. It's a rebirth. A continuation. A new season of a book series. A flower field or perhaps a meadow grown from the seeds of the past.
So, here's to the new beginning of this little garden!
It's not just our garden of lilies. Whatever type of bud you are, you are welcome to bloom here. You belong here, luvlie bud. It's our Abba Father's garden and everyone is welcome here — you, me, them, and everyone God leads here.
Shall we bloom together?
With love and quiet courage,
Lily ♡ from Blooms & Lilies.
