Towering Tulip Poplars are topped with a crown of these happy yellow blossoms each summer for a short time. Some beauty doesn’t shout—it glows.
The tulip poplar isn’t the loudest bloom in the forest, but when the light hits just right, it radiates from within—like it knows its time is brief and wants to shine for every second of it.

That moment of glow inspired this piece.

"Tulip Poplar" invites me to pause… to breathe… to pay attention to the small, sacred moments that too easily slip by. Like summer afternoons that fade too fast. Like time with the people we love. Like the quiet joy of simply being present.

This world is full of fleeting beauty—but it’s not meant to be hoarded. When we notice it, we’re invited to share it… to offer a glimpse of God’s gentleness to someone who may need it most.

May this bloom remind you to look for the light, to treasure what is brief, and to be a bearer of beauty wherever you go.

Like the rare and glowing bloom of the tulip poplar, summer offers sacred moments meant to be noticed and cherished. This piece invites stillness—a gentle reminder to savor deeply God’s beauty while it’s here.