My Top 10 Music Highlights of 2015

  Jasmine Ruigrok   8:45 PM    4 Comments
As you may have figured out by now, music runs in my veins, and it is something that speaks to my soul on a very deep and personal level. It is a means

Cracked Souls

  Jasmine Ruigrok   10:40 AM    6 Comments
Kintsukuroi - (n.) (v. phr.) "to repair with gold"; the art of repairing pottery with gold or silver lacquer and understanding that the piece is more beautiful for having been broken. "The way

If My Heart Was a House

  Jasmine Ruigrok   12:09 PM    4 Comments
One of the most amazing things about the human heart is its capacity to love. I think it's a testament to the love of God and how our souls were made to crave

Friendship Series #4: The Sin of Loyalty

  Jasmine Ruigrok   2:47 PM    4 Comments
Doesn’t it strike you as odd that the most loyal people in the world are only loyal to the concept of loyalty, but aren’t actually loyal in word or deed? Now I’m aware

Friendship Series #3: Familiarity Breeds Contempt... Or Love

  Jasmine Ruigrok   10:21 PM    8 Comments
Ever noticed how in books and movies the guy always gets the girl by the end of the story? Have you ever wondered how it happened in such a short period of time,

Friendship Series #2: Forever Is No Such Thing

  Jasmine Ruigrok   1:02 PM    14 Comments
During my growing up years, there was a specific term I used for a particular kind of friend that I had in certain seasons of my life. However, there was this nagging doubt

Friendship Series #1: Be Real, or Begone

  Jasmine Ruigrok   11:32 PM    6 Comments
There are three things in life that I’ve decided I no longer have time for – hairdryers, United States Postal Service, and fakeness. But mostly, just fakeness. In case you’re wondering, I don’t