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Living to Learn
A posture of learning will not lead to disappointment. To learn is to constantly discover. To discover is to live in wonder. To wonder is to find joy and beauty. When you live to learn, you choose to let go of control and open your hands to life. Letting go of control means you don’t Continue reading
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The Wildflower You
May you be the Wildflower you growing where you’re not expected to And growing among those other wildflowers with you Keep your wild beauty of strange angles thriving in unlikely places Let the sun blossom you the rocks don’t stop you you grow right through them on them with them You are vibrant and unique Continue reading
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Expressing Jesus to Myself
It’s such a new experience that when I embrace my most hurt part When I dance with her hug her listen to her smile at her with compassion I also feel the highest joy and love I ever could I experience Jesus in one of the truest ways because He embraces my greatest hurt and Continue reading
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Christmas for the Grieving
The night of Christ’s birth is filled with the intermingling of joy and grief what joy it held yet for you who grieves right now I beg you to look with me at the Shepherds who worked hard hidden away lowly, unseen of Jewish faith who waited for the Messiah 400 years waited in silence Continue reading
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Joyful Ruins
I remember a few years ago at church the pastor preached on joy. At one point he had us turn to one another and share about someone we knew who was truly joyful. My friend kindly turned to me and told me I was that person for her. I honestly felt some pride at hearing 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.
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