
THE WAY BACK TO OURSELVES LITERARY JOURNAL PRESENTS:
THE SPRING COLLECTION: IN HIS GARDEN
APRIL 2025
The Spring Collection: IN HIS GARDEN print journal is here. Buy your copy now.
The Way Back to Ourselves is proud to present our FIRST print journal. Enjoy the free digital collection below and purchase this stunning keepsake on Amazon in matte paperback with full color from The Way Back Books, an imprint of TheWayBack2Ourselves.com.
Listen to the poets of The Way Back to Ourselves Literary Journal perform their work with our podcast, The Poetry Corner, a spin-off from The Way Back Podcast, hosted by Edward Holmes and Deidre Braley.

The Wonder of Nurse Logs
In her beautiful art and essay, “The Wonder of Nurse Logs,” Hannah Sanders explores the power and beauty of the intergenerational care found in nature and humanity.

Letting Go and Other Artwork
Kelsey Helen Bogan explores brokenness and surrender in her art pieces entitled Letting Go, Consider the Wildflowers, and Beauty for Ashes.

FEATURED: Practicing Resurrection: Art and Meditation
In her art and reflection, artist and writer Hannah Sanders meditates on memento mori, rebirth, and her artistic approach in her charcoal/watercolor piece, Practicing Resurrection.

She Comes with New Blessings: Art
In her art, Wendi Coats honors the Renaissance spirit in her depiction of a woman surrounded by flowers and a delicate butterfly in an oil painting entitled She Comes with New Blessings.

Ascend
In her acrylic painting “Ascend,” Cara Day explores how God’s Spirit is always with us, even in the darkness.
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