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

  • 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

  • Love in a Cup

    Love in a Cup

    I did not know my love for you could grow anymore than it already has Like a cup full now overflowing and yet it does not spill out because you hold it too So rather than a cup overflowing our love together started as a cup and has grown into a creek And as water Continue reading

    , , , , , , ,

  • Our Sycamore Tree

    Our Sycamore Tree

    Sitting on the bench with you looking up Arms around each other She stretches above us white trunk and branches reaching out teaching us to wonder while giving us her shelter Today her leaves are a mix of oranges, yellows, and browns She is enchanting and every moment with you on this bench under her Continue reading

    , , , , , , , ,

  • That’s not Jesus

    Where are you Jesus? I do not see you Are you the one holding the sign saying Make America Great Again? Shall the first be first the last be last now? Are you the man on TV advocating MASS deportation because you must protect yourself? Did you just say grab her by her pussy? Is 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