New testament
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Alabaster Jar
3 While he was in Bethany, reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured the perfume on his head. 4 Some of those present were saying indignantly to one another, “Why this waste of Continue reading
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Out of the Storm
Acts 27: 1-26 Here we have Paul traveling with others to his trial before Caesar. At one point Paul can see going a certain direction will lead them into a bad storm and he advises the leaders of the voyage to stop and avoid the storm. However, the owner of the ship saw no warning Continue reading
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Romans 4 Pep Talk
Are you hurting and broken within? Overwhelmed by the weight of your sin? Jesus is calling. Have you come to the end of yourself, do you thirst for a drink at the well? Yes! In my hopelessness, I hunger for God and His truth. Today, I wonder if I will ever be free from some Continue reading
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Rain
Written 2018: Matthew 7:25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house. Yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. The rains, the streams, the beatings, surely left this house with some damage, a leaky roof at the least. And when we Continue reading
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Laid Before You
“Do not trouble your hearts overmuch with thought of the road tonight. Maybe the paths that you each shall tread are already laid before your feet, though you do not see them.” – Tolkien This sounds awfully like the Bible, does it not? Do not worry about tomorrow because tomorrow will worry about itself. Matthew 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 