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Always a Rose
The flowers are out again I can’t help but see they struggled too and waited slept retreated into darkness They changed transformed and hid But look at them no less beautiful Different than they were the year before yet still a daffodil or rose lily or tulip Continue reading
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In the Darkness
We always talk about the end but what about the now? The light is coming the sun will rise but what about the night? What about the darkness we find ourselves in? Can we speak about it? Can we sit inside it? And still have hope to press on in the darkness Know that tomorrow Continue reading
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Suffering is a Key
Suffering opens doors That could never have been opened It hands you a key To other people’s hearts Because they recognize In you A gentleness An understanding Someone who knows How to open the door How to come in Sit down And truly be with them Without your pain They would not open With it Continue reading
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I Love You, You Love me
I love you Lord. I love You in the middle of the desert where there is no water, no food, and I think I might never see another day. I love You in the wilderness, where there’s no path in sight and all I have is Your hand. I love You in the miry pit, Continue reading
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Window Observations
The way the sun comes through a window is the way You shine through me to others Only when the curtain is drawn open can the sun light pour through Only when I unveil myself to You only when I stop hiding can Your light pour out on me an then to others and when 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 