nature
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Shaped by Loves
My heart is shaped like my loves the smile of children the colors of moth wings the shapes of animals My heart beat sounds like my loves the songs of birds and cicadas the moving creek the notes of music laugher and passionate speech What’s written on my heart are my loves the words of Continue reading
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Always a Rose
The flowers are out again I can’t help but see they struggled too and waited slept retreated into darkness They changed transformed and hid But look at them no less beautiful Different than they were the year before yet still a daffodil or rose lily or tulip Continue reading
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Uncontained
Not just in a book in written words but all around me I find God’s word In knowing the names of birds noticing the wrinkles on a laughing face Everywhere everyone speaks in a way revealing God Continue reading
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Healing Inside
I like to think that beaches and trees will heal me and though nature and place plays a part they aren’t the ultimate healer I often imagine the right friends people culture community will change my life and though I know these can make life more joyful they can’t change it all I have believed Continue reading
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Ode to Montana
Montana you gave me the chance to be brave Roads of snow and ice to drive on Boats of children to keep safe Hard conversations Failings and Misunderstandings Conflicting stories Disappointments Driving hours down mountains Facing cold like never before Facing loneliness like never before Choosing again and again to try and live 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 