April 2017
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Give me Jesus
Jeremy Camp’s song, Give me Jesus You can have all this world Give me Jesus I wonder, as I listen to that song, what if we lived that way? What if we truly put our value, our interests, our hopes, our everything in Jesus and allowed worldly things to have little weight in our lives? Continue reading
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The Heroines of our Life
Dear Younger me, Continue to look up to women who are strong, hard working, loyal, brave, and yet still women. Your Aunt Peggy, full of faith, persevering through great tragedy, and still making life joyful with her laughter. Your mother, unapologetically friendly, unashamedly sweet, and incredibly fun. Your sister, so brave, so dedicated, devoted, passionate, Continue reading
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Wait for Mercy
Jude 1:21 “as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.” Aren’t we all waiting for something? Some wait for the perfect job. Some wait for health, wealth, friendship. I wait for a partner in life! It is becoming clearer to me, that though waiting patiently on Continue reading
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Wait for a Paul Child
Dear Younger me, Some of my favorite love stories are about older people falling in love. Persuasion’s Anne Elliot is 27 years old and she, in my opinion, lives the greatest love story of all time. But, I realize she is fictional. Julia Child, the great chef, was 31 when she married the love of Continue reading
About Me
An obsessive journaler who loves meeting others along their journey and giving them a hand to hold through pieces of writing. I write about the heartbreaks of life and the joys, the ups and downs, and I often learn my greatest lessons and miracles from nature.
Joyful Ruins 