sickness
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2021
I started off with such naivety Perhaps we all did Perhaps we all do And I do not suggest that we have bleak outlooks but mature outlooks All that to say ignorance was bliss life was back normalcy returned but that was A Doll’s House For normalcy is dead and may have never lived I Continue reading
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This is My Story, This is My song…
Coming to terms with how much pain and hurt I have stored in my body is not easy. I’ve carried the wounds since I was 6. 6 to 31, years of reinforcement, years of hiding, years of surviving…. honestly, years of dismissal, disbelieving that my wounds needed caring, healing, or validation. Instead, praying them away, Continue reading
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Chronic Illness and Becoming New
It’s so strange to go through such a negative experience and to come to a place of seeing it as the best thing that could have ever happened to me. Don’t get me wrong, I am not advocating for trials in order to grow. I do not wish that on others or myself. AND I Continue reading
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The Woman who Bled
Mark 5 The Woman healed by Jesus from 12 years of bleeding v. 33 The woman, with fear and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before him and told him the whole truth. This woman had learned to fear. No doubt, she had been bombarded with punishment and shame by Continue reading
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Surprise
This was written back in October 2021, and the journey to listening and showing compassion had just begun. Today I thanked God for my symptoms. I affirmed my body, showed it love, called it healthy and good. How did I get here? I hardly know, except that the Spirit has and is doing its work 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 