Discover joy in the hard places

Welcome to the blog of JP Mills where you will find encouragement and belonging through reflective journaling and poetry.

Joyful Ruins

Discovering joy in the hard places

beautiful Beauty Bible Christ church cross darkness Dear younger me devotional faith fear God healing Heart Home hope humanity hurt Jesus John joy life light Lord Lord of the Rings love Luke Mark nature New testament Old testament pain peace poem poetry prayer relationship romance sickness single suffering The Bible trust wait worth

  • Guiding Lights

    I thought the compass within me would lead me back to myself or prayers to God meditations disciplines but in the end it has been my dearest friends and family reminding me who I am A collection of who believe in me more than I do myself My guiding lights Credit Due: Guiding Light by… Continue reading

  • Good Intentions

    It doesn’t matter if your life is stitched with good intentions You will fail or offend someone some day And how you love yourself and the offended through that will say more about your character than the offense itself Continue reading

  • Murky Waters

    There is hope in curiousity taking away the all or nothing thinking bringing back humanity It is uncomfortable wading into the grey never easy answers never a peaceful easy feeling Just the confusion of human complexity To live with that is incredibly hard and yet extending it to others can help you extend it to… Continue reading

  • Lost Connections

    If beauty is connection is there any beauty left when connection is lost? But connections do get lost they always do It is part of life People love you People hate you People change People leave and naturally you do all that too So how do you live in the light when it is all… Continue reading

  • Canopy Truths

    Canopy Truths

    The sunlight coming through the canopy is a lot like life If we saw the truth all at once we might be blinded But those gentle things like trees, leaves, and clouds They help us see the truths in the tenderest way So tender it’s beautiful 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.

Recent Posts

Newsletter