Joyful Ruins

Discovering joy in the hard places


January 2026

  • Marking the Moment

    It has always been true, that significant seasons, ones of pain, growth, courage, transformation, are hard to share with others in a way that they, too, see the miracle that grew within you. I just recently closed the book on a season of true pain and significant healing. And I want to mark it with… Continue reading

  • To be the Field

    Perhaps it is not the wildflowers I long to be But the wide open field A place for wild to grow or cultivate I want to be ground soft with rain and minerals Hard with ice and drought At times Covered with flowers which people wonder at At other times simply a field of grass… 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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