waiting
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Find Hope in Exile
Jeremiah 29:11, you keep using that verse. I do not think it means what you think it means. All right, all Princess Bride jokes aside, it truly hit me this morning that Jeremiah 29:11 is taken out of context quite often. When I was seeking comfort this morning, Jeremiah 29:11 popped up, so I turned Continue reading
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Strength Will Rise
The other day (this was written a year ago) , I was driving to work and listening to my worship playlist. I found myself singing, “strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord” repeatedly and I began to wonder about that. Strength will rise as we wait? No way! Waiting has mostly hurt Continue reading
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There I Found You in the Mystery
A little over a year ago, we all chose a phrase, a word, that God put upon our hearts to define our 2016. Oceans, by Hillsong United, was an incredibly popular and moving song at the time. All the lyrics were so powerful and convicting (Still are, of course). I was in the midst of Continue reading
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Dear Younger Me… Waiting is Honorable
Dear Younger Me, Waiting is honorable. Society, friends, movies, satan, will constantly try to tell you and make you feel like not dating, not having sex, not having your first kiss, is weird and embarrassing. I’ve felt that numerous times, that perhaps, there is something wrong with me to be a 23 year old without Continue reading
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Dear Younger Me… Scars to your Beautiful
There’s nothing wrong with you either. Society may tell you it’s weird that you haven’t dated, haven’t even had a first kiss, but it’s not! God could be protecting you from heart break, temptations, so many unseen things. Trust Him. He’s in control of your love life, as much as anything else. 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 