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“Let your light shine.” I have heard this phrase ALL my life, especially in my favorite children’s song. Yet it’s meaning has expanded for me. Sometimes in certain circumstances, I spend the entire time feeling less than, uncomfortable in my skin, ugly, unworthy, etc. I do my best to fight against those lies with God’s… Continue reading
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Ministering to Singles
How you can support your single christian friend (From the perspective of a single christian 25 year old female): Talk to them. I can’t emphasize this point enough. If you want to love your friend who is single, you need to talk to them about it before acting or speaking into it. I can’t tell… Continue reading
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Who am I?
Wow! I sit this morning feeling anxious and unworthy, seeking comfort and truth from the Lord. Tomorrow I am speaking for a short time at my church’s college and young adult group and I can’t help but worry about what to say, how it will be received, and ultimately how I will feel through it… Continue reading
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Strength Will Rise
The other day (this was written a year ago) , I was driving to work and listening to my worship playlist. I found myself singing, “strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord” repeatedly and I began to wonder about that. Strength will rise as we wait? No way! Waiting has mostly hurt… Continue reading
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Sow Bountifully
More blessed to give than to receive. I know Jesus says we’re free from the chains and constraints of money, time, performance, etc. When we give and give without any holding back, we are imaging what Christ did for us! He held back nothing from us, giving His own life on the cross. We only… 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 