loss
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Loss of you
Saying goodbye to you leaves empty spaces places where you’d make a joke or send me a smile A morning void of good mornings Once upon a time knowing someone like you woke up thinking of me The day now stretches out with endless silence and my evening no longer holds a good night from 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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No Turning Back
“How do you move on? You move on, when your heart finally understand that there is no turning back.”- Tolkien Written September 2021: I’ve been stuck. Sickness hit me out of nowhere 4.5 months ago. Sin e then, I have struggled to accept my new reality. I have fought so hard against the state of Continue reading
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Friendship
The truth is Most friends and companions In our life Will come and go There is a sadness in that And also a beauty To say goodbye is hard But a new hello is through the next door The letting go of one hand Means the holding onto the next And somehow By God’s wonderful Continue reading
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There’s No Going Back
“How do you pick up the threads of an old life? How do you go on, when in your heart you begin to understand…there is no going back? There are some things that time cannot mend. Some hurts that go too deep, that have taken hold.” Though I recognize this quote may discourage some, I 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 