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Parts Work: Don’t Fight Yourself
I want to love the way I think The flashes and images The random insecurities I don’t have to hate them dismiss them Each one is part of me Each one belongs to me The more I fight them the more they fight back If I treat them like monsters they will act like monsters Continue reading
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Go Small or Go Home
Note: I wrote this a year ago. If I rewrote it, I would take a lot of the religious language out of it because this applies to all peoples, no matter what they believe. So, forgive me if the religious wording throws you off. I hope you can still get a sincere and helpful message Continue reading
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Partner not Rescuer
Lord, am I looking for a man like You? Or am I looking for a normal man who loves You? I think waiting for a man like Christ has been so ingrained in women… waiting for a Boaz, that it has damaged what I look for in a spouse or boyfriend. Because Christ “rescues me” Continue reading
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I like myself….
I like the glasses me, the jumper wearing me, the long haired not in a braid me. I like the me who ends up inside all day because she “wastes” time, but not really, she is just being normal. I like the girl who dreams a lot but doesn’t reach those dreams because she’s only Continue reading
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Responding to church hurt
How do you respond to church hurt? Constantly I see it written that church community will improve my life, will give me family, support and healing. I know that can be true. I know there are christian communities out there who do exemplify Christ, who are family, unconditionally loving BUT I also know the majority 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 