September 2021
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Give Thanks
1 Thessalonians 5:18 Give thanks in every circumstance. You’re kidding me right? Give thanks in every circumstance is not an easy pill to swallow. Let’s be honest, even when circumstances are wonderful, we don’t do a good job of giving thanks. And when circumstances are difficult… well, it is not as easy to find things Continue reading
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Jesus Predicts His Resurrection
I find it interesting that Jesus did not leave His disciples in the dark when it came to His death or resurrection. Many times He shared that He would suffer, die, and rise again. The response from His disciples ranged from disinterest to actually arguing that it wouldn’t happen if they could help it (remember Continue reading
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Feeling Sidelined
Are you feeling sidelined in life? Because I am. Sometimes God takes us to surprising places and sometimes they can make us feel put to the side. I have had a sudden sickness come into my life and not go away. I imagined getting over it quickly, but that is not what is happening. To Continue reading
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Cultivate Through Interceding
Genesis 18:22-23 God’s cultivating a heart of compassion. This conversation between Abraham and God always confused me and still does to an extent. Yet, I found today in reading it that something new struck me. God wants to destroy Sodom and all the people in it due to their wickedness. Abraham speaks up and asks 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 