Joyful Ruins

Discovering joy in the hard places


July 2025

  • Anchor

    Anchor

    Lost myself and now anew What am I anchored to? It once was faith but that is gone What brings me back to myself now? It can’t be others because my relationship with them is like the changing weather at best It can’t be God because He or She is everywhere and a mystery to Continue reading

  • May Fireworks Unite Us

    Tonight I sat under fireworks with people I disagree with. To the point of it being a matter of morality. Though this put me on edge for most of the celebration, as the bright colorful lights went off and made me smile at their beauty, some of that tension melted away. Not so much because 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.

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