God
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Give Thanks
1 Thessalonians 5:18 Give thanks in every circumstance. You’re kidding me right? Give thanks in every circumstance is not an easy pill to swallow. Let’s be honest, even when circumstances are wonderful, we don’t do a good job of giving thanks. And when circumstances are difficult… well, it is not as easy to find things Continue reading
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Feeling Sidelined
Are you feeling sidelined in life? Because I am. Sometimes God takes us to surprising places and sometimes they can make us feel put to the side. I have had a sudden sickness come into my life and not go away. I imagined getting over it quickly, but that is not what is happening. To Continue reading
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Suffering
Matthew 16:21-27 Jesus Predicts His Death How do you respond to suffering? I know how I do, and it is very similar to Peter in this passage. Peter responded to Jesus sharing that He “would suffer many things” and “be killed”, with “Never Lord! This shall never happen to you!” I pretty much say the Continue reading
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Fullness
The touch of Your presence is all that can awaken my soul Knowing You gives my dry heart a rainstorm of refreshment In weariness It is who You are that lifts me up and gives me hope Nothing, nothing, energizes me like Your name which empowers me even in exhaustion This love is a salve Continue reading
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When you ask for Prayer
I wish I could give you my heart for the journey you are on when you share your pain with me I truly take it on your not some words I hear or another thing to check off I am aching in my heart and pleading to our God This is what I hope you 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 