Bible
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No Turning Back
“How do you move on? You move on, when your heart finally understand that there is no turning back.”- Tolkien Written September 2021: I’ve been stuck. Sickness hit me out of nowhere 4.5 months ago. Sin e then, I have struggled to accept my new reality. I have fought so hard against the state of Continue reading
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Build the House of the Lord
Haggai 1:1-11 In this first chapter of Haggai, the people of Judah are so focused on the building of their own houses and lives, they have pushed aside God. The Lord tells them, through Haggai, the consequences of such a life. As they plant, they will harvest little, as they eat and drink, they will Continue reading
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Minor Musing over Movies: Karate Kid
I started watching Cobra Kai the other day, the Karate Kid revival show. It has its own flavor that I would not necessarily recommend, but it does bring back all my warm feelings about the original film. I remember watching The Karate Kid with my mom one evening. We got to the wax on/ wax Continue reading
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Perfume
Something struck me in Des’s sermon on the unexpected guest. He mentioned that the perfume the sinful woman used on Jesus’ feet was a tool of her trade (most likely in her prostitution). Yet, she was giving it to Jesus, asking Him to not only to redeem it, but to use it as an anointing. Continue reading
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His Time or Mine?
There were so many great truths in Pastor Des’s sermon some time ago. I personally love when a “typical Sunday School” passage can mean so much to us in our different stages of life. In the story of the feeding of 5 thousand, Des felt the calling to trust in God even if it doesn’t 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 