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Start with Love
Start at the beginning my friends You’ve worn the chain of works rules duties around your neck all your life that is not Christ that is man who laid that on you Let go of what you’ve learned of striving serving without being filled release the laws of musts shoulds the Savior does not offer Continue reading
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Ordinary Divine
Ordinary days unextraordinary work I sit I live I breathe I wait the pull of shame is strong a culture tells me that standing still will waste my life but You Jesus You were hidden for 30 years You called Shepherds Prisoners ordinary men and women to sit wait hide and without them knowing what 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
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Measured
To be measured by man is to be measured against one another to look at another and covet their gifts ignoring your own wanting more. To be measured by society is to be measured against fantasy to be compared to touched up images to be reminded of failure when held up to the story of Continue reading
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Seen or Forgotten?
I’ve never thought myself a prideful person. Sure, I have my moments of confidence and pride; proud of a story I wrote, proud of my kindness towards others, but if someone had asked me whether I have a pride problem, I would have said no. As usual, the Lord revealed huge things to me while 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 