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Christmas Contradictions
Our world is often painted in black and white. You are either soft or hard, strong or weak, loving or truthful, forgiving or demanding, and so on. Life, too, is either light or dark, good or bad, hopeful or mournful. I want to invite you into a world of color, one in which a baby Continue reading
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Unexpected
The first Christmas was hidden in many ways. Rather, than a parade or thousands of cheering people, the birth of Christ was shared with shepherds in a field and barn animals in a cave. Christ came in the most unexpected way, in the most unexpected place. What are your expectations for Christmas? Perhaps you, like Continue reading
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Choose the Good Portion
Luke 10:38-42 38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said.40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him Continue reading
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Be a Mary, not a Martha
I’ve read the story of Mary and Martha hundreds of times. I honestly thought I understood it in depth, but as it says in the Bible (Hebrews), God’s word is living, breathing, and active. So today, I see the story in a new light. In my adult years, I have understood why Martha chose the Continue reading
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Seek Me First
Luke 10: 38-41 “But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made.” We could probably all substitute our names for Martha’s in that verse. I, myself, am so busy preparing to raise support, worrying over contacts, worrying about the timing, always thinking about what and how I can find more financial 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 