marriage
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Outside the Church
Their stories are accepted and embraced I am a disgrace I turned my back on ministry I question things I have been taught I am dissatisfied with the imperfect life because I was told perfection looked like marriage to a “Christian” man children to take care of or a total sacrafice of my single life Continue reading
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Never Been Kissed
It is truly odd what our first thoughts are when we wake up in the morning. Luckily, the majority of the time, my thoughts are on Jesus (this has only come with practice and by God’s grace). However, this morning, I woke up and my thoughts were on the film Never Been Kissed, and specifically, Continue reading
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His Best
Singleness can really hurt sometimes. When you have the very real desire for marriage and family, and another year passes you by, and you are seemingly nowhere closer to that dream, it hurts. What can be hard for me, personally, is when I see a possibility with someone great, but then God says, “No”. I Continue reading
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Dear younger me, the Spark is Overrated
Dear Younger me, Despite the numerous times I told my single self, relationships are not like the movies, they are not rom coms, somehow, that hope for something magical has never gone away. I found this on a website recently, “Marriage isn’t as much about finding someone totally compatible, as it is about committing to Continue reading
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He Knows
Some believers think they are single because of some past sin they committed. They think God is punishing them or holding back gifts because they messed up. Then, others, wonder why they are still single when they do/did everything “right”. They can’t imagine why God wouldn’t reward them for their purity, single years, and faith. 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 