A Dream and a True Story

  Jasmine Ruigrok   8:23 PM    6 Comments
Memorizing Scripture is important, and I must say I have not paid as much heed to it as I should have. However lying in bed one night not long ago, and dreaming up

Blessings Overflow - Poem

  Jasmine Ruigrok   9:42 AM    6 Comments
~*~*~*~Blessings OverflowBy BushMaid~*~*~*~ No words my tongue can find to voice,No thoughts that I can say;My heart so full I can't keep still -God's praise I must display. My cup so filled, it

The Alone One

  Jasmine Ruigrok   4:31 PM    5 Comments
I am the alone one. The one who is sitting in the far corner of the cafe with no one else. I am the girl who hides her world behind her sunglasses. I

Weekend Happenings

  Jasmine Ruigrok   11:56 AM    4 Comments
We went to our town's show this weekend. (Australian equivalent to American fairs) My siblings and I have been going to the yearly show for as long as we can all remember, and

Tears in a Bottle - Manip

  Jasmine Ruigrok   9:38 AM    6 Comments
Here's a photomanipulation I did during some spare time on a verse I found intriguing. You can also see it in the HolyWorlds Art Gallery. =)

My Burden - Poem

  Jasmine Ruigrok   4:53 PM    8 Comments
Some thoughts on paper. A late night and a heavy heart coupled with a blank notebook page creates things. ~*~*~*~My BurdenBy BushMaid~*~*~*~ Lashing words that wound like darts,Bruising looks and crushing hearts. Bitter

BOOK!

  Jasmine Ruigrok   4:42 PM    9 Comments
Ok, so I guess I should probably explain that incomprehensible title. I am excited! Why? Because a very good friend of mine from HolyWorlds is about to publish her first book! I had

100 Theme #2: Behind Bars

  Jasmine Ruigrok   4:57 PM    2 Comments
Second story in the 100 Theme Challenge. 98 to go... Word #2: Complicated ~*~*~*~Behind BarsBy BushMaid~*~*~*~ A figure crouched in the dark shadows of the building. Though the streetlights lit up most of

Second Runner Up Entry: Dance - Ashley M.

  Jasmine Ruigrok   10:00 AM    3 Comments
Here is the second runner up story from the story competition. Congratulations, Ashley! Well done! ~*~*~*~DanceBy Ashley M.~*~*~*~ “It’s a shame you have to stand here alone like this.” The young woman did

First Runner Up Entry: A Different Kind of Snake - Jonathan Garner

  Jasmine Ruigrok   9:03 AM    6 Comments
Here is the first runner up entry of the story competition. Congratulations, Jonathan! ~*~*~*~A Different Kind of SnakeBy Jonathan Garner~*~*~*~ At first Jessica thought the knocking sound was her father’s foot tapping as