Phoenix Zoo
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“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.”
I think there is a part of me that feels returning to Arizona is the easy path to take, that I am chickening out, so to speak, on something that takes much more courage. But then I remember how incredibly difficult it was for me the last time I left AZ and returned. I had Continue reading
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God at the Phoenix Zoo
We look at paintings, drawings, animation, films, clothes, pottery, and sometimes say in amazement how incredibly detailed the artistry is. We just can’t believe the creator took that much time and effort to put in the detailed pattern, image, even the detailed story. Yet, here we have a God who put so much detail into Continue reading
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Hurdles
Writing a blog post on my first week at my internship in Minnesota is a difficult task. I have jumped so many hurdles in one week, I can’t believe I didn’t trip up more times than I did. My first hurdle was leaving Arizona. I know that might seem like not so much Continue reading
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Crikey!
So, just a warning to any readers, I messed up a bit in my last post. I will, of course, be writing about Jeff Corwin’s amazing book 100 Heartbeats but, I was wrong about what the book is about. I have read the book, but it has been a couple of years. I will be Continue reading
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Being natural versus stewardship
The above picture is one of our giraffes from The Phoenix Zoo who gets fed by guests under zookeeper supervision. I know this is a sore subject that has been discussed thoroughly by experts, but I just wanted to address the Copenhagen Zoo’s situation with the giraffe they killed from the perspective of a 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 