{"id":25,"date":"2024-09-25T13:17:50","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T13:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpsites.co\/avery\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2026-04-09T19:41:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T19:41:11","slug":"walking-beloved-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/walkingbeloved.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-b87b0ff1\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-9d00a292\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-953524e4\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-8cf6c0bd\">\n\n<h1 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-0d1cf1d8 gb-headline-text\">Welcome to Walking Beloved<\/h1>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-f34294bd3444efe2f6e2c0f99bd89471\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">&#8220;Dear friend, being the Beloved is the origin and the fulfillment of the life in the Spirit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-8b996db1f68e1565e0c28c564c020caf\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">From the moment we claim the truth of being the Beloved, we are faced with the call to become who we are. Becoming the Beloved is the great spiritual journey we have to make.&#8221; &#8211; Henri Nouwen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-5f129fbf gb-button-text\" href=\"https:\/\/walkingbeloved.com\/?page_id=2086\">Learn More<\/a>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:113px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gb-shapes\"><div class=\"gb-shape gb-shape-1\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1200 218\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\"><path d=\"M0 218h1200v-31.3l-40 4.4c-40 4.8-120 13.1-200 0-80-13.6-160-48.6-240-66.7-80-17.8-160-17.8-240-8.8-80 8.6-160 26.9-240 8.8-80-17.7-160-71.1-200-97.7L0 0v218z\"\/><\/svg><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-e4f05ecd\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-67b9d78f\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-60a1952e\">\n\n<div class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-ae84b56d gb-headline-text\">What is Spiritual Direction?<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-99c3979b gb-headline-text\">A safe place to explore your soul<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-eea774b7 gb-headline-text\">Spiritual direction is an intentional time to meet with a person who prayerfully supports and encourages you as you attend to and respond to God. It seeks to help you explore God&#8217;s movement in your life and allow you to share your feelings, doubts, and questions honestly with God. It&#8217;s a non-judgemental place to discover God&#8217;s care amid difficulties, check in with your soul, and grow in intimacy with God.<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-1e8c439e\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-c9ae92da\">\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-3750e9c8 gb-button-text\" href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/melodie-walkingbeloved\/15min?month=2025-12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Schedule a Discovery Call<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-c54d0d63\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-d1289562\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-d1289562\" src=\"https:\/\/walkingbeloved.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/gimiwk_tz1e.jpg\" alt=\"a lit candle sitting in a bowl on a table\" title=\"Photo by Sonika Agarwal\" srcset=\"https:\/\/walkingbeloved.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/gimiwk_tz1e.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/walkingbeloved.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/gimiwk_tz1e-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/walkingbeloved.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/gimiwk_tz1e-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/walkingbeloved.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/gimiwk_tz1e-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/walkingbeloved.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/gimiwk_tz1e-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-27a23f41\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-9ebc9f32\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-47134a6e\">\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-68a0beb7 gb-headline-text\">About me<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m so excited you are here! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My name is Melodie.  As a Spiritual Companion I\u2019m passionate about walking alongside people as we explore the inner workings of the movement of the spirit within. I create compassionate listening space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> I&#8217;m an advocate for being in nature to allow for reconnection to the greater whole of creation. I believe that healing flows more freely when we are with and present to what God is doing in our lives, and surrounding ourselves with nature helps to strip away distractions and brings our attention toward recognizing God\u2019s presence.<br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-5e0ccb39\">\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-a6a5556e gb-button-text\" href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/melodie-walkingbeloved\/15min?month=2025-12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Let&#8217;s Connect!<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-4c4fc7cf\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-899fc28d\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-899fc28d\" src=\"https:\/\/walkingbeloved.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_3015-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Melodie Paris\" title=\"Melodie \" srcset=\"https:\/\/walkingbeloved.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_3015-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/walkingbeloved.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_3015-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/walkingbeloved.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_3015-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/walkingbeloved.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_3015-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/walkingbeloved.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_3015-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">This is a dedicated space for cultivating deeper spiritual formation and discovering what it means to be called beloved by God in our everyday, ordinary lives. 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