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Minor Musings During Movies: Samwise
I want to be a friend like Samwise Gamgee. I can be compassionate, loving, kind, and many other things to my friends, but there always comes a time where I wish I got something in return, I wish my compassion was acknowledged, I wish it was reciprocated. But Sam, he doesn’t care. He loyally follows Continue reading
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Love is Patient
I never really thought about the order of Corinthians 13:4-7. These verses were always the beautiful lines you hear at weddings, “love is patient, love is kind.” Wait! Why does patient come before kind? Why is it the first way love is described? Maybe Paul meant nothing deep by starting with patient, but it struck Continue reading
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Dear Younger Me, Just Because
Dear Younger me, Just because a man is good, kind, handsome, Godly, etc., and you are also a pretty darn good catch, doesn’t mean you’ll end up together. If he doesn’t like you, that doesn’t mean you are less. Your identity, your awesomeness is not tied to him. God loves you and if a good Continue reading
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Dear Younger me Stop Guessing and Wait
Dear Younger me, Stop trying to guess what God has up His sleeves for you. You’ll take the fun out of life. Besides, whatever you guess, will fall incredibly short of His plans for you. He loves you more than anything in the world. Dear Younger me, Wait. There’s no need to rush. Right Continue reading
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“The One”
Everyone in this world is looking for “the One”, their soul mate, that one true love! I used to be too, but now I know it doesn’t exist. Not to say there isn’t someone out there for you, who can be a partner, friend, companion for the rest of your days, but “the one” is 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 