deconstruction
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Losing my Religion
I once thought of You every second of every day A recipe of adoration fear and codependency somehow supporting me keeping me alive while also stifling my identity You consumed me once But now I hardly think of You except in fleeting moments Sometimes I wonder if You are the air I breathe or the Continue reading
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Deconstruction Reconstruction
I am just a sinner dirty and bad undeserving of love no worth apart from God depraved and selfish in need of saving and constantly failing I do my very best which is enough I am safe as I am safely loved I am wonderfully made and I love myself and others My worth is Continue reading
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Start with Love
Publishing some old writings, this one was written a couple of years ago: I have believed most of my life that my one purpose is to be used by God and often that meant being used by others. I did not know or feel or embody that my greatest purpose is to be loved by Continue reading
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Perfect Jesus?
Was Jesus perfect in the sense that he never got angry, said the wrong things, never got sick or lost faith? OR was he perfect in that he relentlessly followed love, mercy, and justice? Because… Jesus got angry at his disciples and the pharisees. Jesus did not always respond in the perfect way. Jesus grew Continue reading
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Ordinary God
I was taught that God’s power would be found in miracles salvation answered prayers opened doors But that is not what God reveals to us Jesus did heal yet He spent His life working as a carpenter He slept He danced and He showed up in gentle ordinary ways He constantly told others that He 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 