suffering
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Fire Ramblings
Anyone else read verses like Isaiah 43:2 [When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned up] and laugh or cry (because you feel like the fire is burning you up)? I don’t think I ever read that verse and really believed it. In the midst of suffering I read that verse and Continue reading
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Joyful Ruins
I remember a few years ago at church the pastor preached on joy. At one point he had us turn to one another and share about someone we knew who was truly joyful. My friend kindly turned to me and told me I was that person for her. I honestly felt some pride at hearing 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
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There’s No Going Back
“How do you pick up the threads of an old life? How do you go on, when in your heart you begin to understand…there is no going back? There are some things that time cannot mend. Some hurts that go too deep, that have taken hold.” Though I recognize this quote may discourage some, I Continue reading
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Light to the Nations
I’ve been contemplating the truth, the calling for the Israelites, and now those who follow Christ, to be a light to the nations. There are different parts of the Bible that mention this, from the Old to the New testament. They are in different contexts, but this morning, I’m connecting them in one way in 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 