poetry
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Parts Work: Don’t Fight Yourself
I want to love the way I think The flashes and images The random insecurities I don’t have to hate them dismiss them Each one is part of me Each one belongs to me The more I fight them the more they fight back If I treat them like monsters they will act like monsters… Continue reading
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Deconstruction Reconstruction
I am just a sinner dirty and bad undeserving of love no worth apart from God depraved and selfish in need of saving and constantly failing I do my very best which is enough I am safe as I am safely loved I am wonderfully made and I love myself and others My worth is… 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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Church Hurt Musings
They called us down the brokenhearted to be prayed for And I always went because I always felt brokenhearted at church We laid hands on one another I placed my hand on a young woman I saw an older man without a hand I reached out to gently touch his back No one placed their… Continue reading
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My Fragile Self
Before I came here I was fragile and I don’t think that is bad My fragility came from acknowledging pain I had ignored for years I entered this new chapter with courage and apprehension SO afraid it wouldn’t meet my expectations and it didn’t lonely stressed pushed out of my comfort zone again and again… 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 