sevenly
A few months ago my friends told me about Sevenly. It went something like this: “Ruth Ayres! You don’t know about Sevenly?” Their tagline is People Matter. I love this.… Read more sevenly →
rewriting our stories
I knew it yesterday when I clicked publish. I knew my words didn’t match the truth in my soul. I woke up with the same thump-thud in my heart, the… Read more rewriting our stories →
be a blessing
We live in a fallen world. And sometimes bad things happen. Sometimes there are stories that are more nightmare than goodness, more horror than love, more hatred than kindness. Sometimes a story turns gut-wrenching. These are the stories that haunt. If we… Read more be a blessing →
a missed conversation
via Pinteresthttp://pinterest.com/ruth_ayres/words/ Every morning for over five months I have been intentional about where my first of each day goes. Remarkably, I awake each morning, happy to get out of bed and ready to read scripture, write, pray, and listen. I drink my coffee and sit still, protected by peace. This has been a life changing experience. It always is when you follow Jesus’ call. Then the last two mornings happened. I overslept. I still had time to get ready for work. I read a few bible verses and a quick… Read more a missed conversation →
us — an introduction
Adoption. Faith. Family. These are the topics I feel led to write about this month. It’s pushing me very far beyond my comfort zone. Since I’m sharing pieces of my… Read more us — an introduction →
learning to care
There are a few things we are born knowing how to do: breathing, blinking, crying, eating. Caring is not one of these things. Humans are not born knowing how to care. We learn to care. It is often a natural part of development, so natural it is easy for us to forget we learn to care. Sometimes kids live hard lives, bouncing from home to home. They survive, but at the same time there are many feelings they don’t know because of all the wrong feelings they do know. For… Read more learning to care →
I’m Stuck!
I’m stuck. Really, I can’t believe it. I’m really stuck. I’m supposed to go home tonight. I have all kinds of things to do. Make dinner for a friend.Catch up on… Read more I’m Stuck! →
the wind whips the world
I woke up to the wind swirling and crashing and creaking and smashing against the house and the trees and the early morning ink sky. It howled and I thought,… Read more the wind whips the world →
healing touches
And all who touched Him were healed. — Matthew 14:36b This verse strikes me. It’s not even a whole verse, but a partial verse. And all who touched Him were healed. I try to imagine the possibility of getting to touch Jesus — reaching out to the tattered, filthy hem of his garment. Reaching out just to graze him, to touch a bit of Him. At the time, people were crowding. They couldn’t wait to touch Jesus. All those people needing the healing power of Jesus, and they only needed… Read more healing touches →
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