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Own Your Story
I’m not going to turn away from this but I’m not going to torture myself with this either I’m going to transform this over time I’m going to let it tenderize any anger, bitterness, selfishness, perfectionism in me I’m going to let it transition me into something new and different I won’t let it terrify Continue reading
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Internal Compass
I seek strong feelings outside me Looking for spectacular moments So stunning I have no way to deny how perfect it is Or I hope and ask and dream of someone else telling me “This is right” BUT they’ve been wrong and only this internal compass the one inside that whispers and guides The one Continue reading
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You Turn my Day Upside Down
How do you do that? Flip my soul around One moment I’m drowning in troubles the next I’m swimming in Your love The power and peace It’s always there Your hand is always reaching out But it is when I slow down Trust Believe Immerse Focus on Your face Your eyes that everything else fades Continue reading
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One More Step
You lead me out of the wilderness of my mind every day calling me to more Somehow Some way Oh when I am tired confused and disarrayed You somehow get me to take one more step I don’t get it but I trust it because what else can I do? I am already sold out Continue reading
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Mindfulness when Struggling with Sin
For most of my life, my response to my own sin was to cry my eyes out, plead with God for forgiveness, and feel badly for days after the act. I do not think crying is an inappropriate response if your heart is truly breaking. We do not need to plead with God if we 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 