“WHat is in your hand”

-a Connecting Project-

Hanna’s Hands, photography by Tessa Belle Dillman, 2026

I would love to create a community and meaningful connections through this project, “What is in your hand?”

This story begins with one of the most important inspirations in my life—a message my father shared with me from the Bible when I was in high school. I cannot clearly recall the exact year, but the feeling and meaning have stayed with me ever since.

As many of us have experienced, I often find myself asking what to do and how to move forward. In those moments, I return to a simple question:

What is in your hand?

The answer is already with me.

I can use what I have, with joy.

Through my journey in a foreign place, God has gently guided me to where I am meant to go, revealing quiet, miraculous moments along the way.

With this project, I hope to discover what each of us holds in our own hands—our tools, our stories, our purpose—and to create something meaningful together through that connection.

For this project of connection, I cut the tape together with seven different hands.

I will share the story of each “hand,” one by one.

We may not yet know where this journey will take us, but I believe it will lead us somewhere beyond what we could expect.

We will keep searching for continuous connection—

and we invite you to join this journey with what is already in your hand.

Love,

Hanna