God
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Are you ready?
Dear Younger Me, There may come a day when you feel you are ready. You’re ready for “the one”. You love God. You’re fulfilled by Him. You know Your worth is only in Him. You know yourself well. You have made friends with loneliness. You’ve embraced your single years. You are ready! That’s the truth! Continue reading
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Dear Younger Me, the Gift of Singleness
Dear Younger me, Sometimes God will give you a gift that He doesn’t give to someone else. You may unwrap that gift and complain, “What the heck is this? I didn’t ask for this!” You may want to return it. You may want to trade it. But, accept it. I would say even be grateful Continue reading
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Dear Younger me, be still and wait
Dear younger me, There may come a time when you want to rush things. You will believe that your motivation is admirable and perhaps it is. You want so badly to get to your dream career, you want so badly to meet that dream man, that awesome friend. You want so badly to be independent, Continue reading
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Be a George Bailey
It’s a Wonderful Life, has there ever been a more well crafted executed film than this classic treasure? I watch it at least once a year during Christmas time and yet it always amazes me with it’s beautiful story, characters, and acting. George Bailey is an example to us all. Time and time again, he Continue reading
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There I Found You in the Mystery
A little over a year ago, we all chose a phrase, a word, that God put upon our hearts to define our 2016. Oceans, by Hillsong United, was an incredibly popular and moving song at the time. All the lyrics were so powerful and convicting (Still are, of course). I was in the midst of 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 