"Broken to Grace" - Living in the grace of God

Living in the grace of God..."In my eyes, this is the most precious and merciful place of faith to enter into and live. It is where peace is understood. It is where love, Godly love, is second nature - or rather first nature. It is where we accept who we are in God, and let go of who we think we need to be to earn our place with Him. It is where we know in our soul that we are with Him always. And it is that understanding that brings us to the place of peace so deep within ourselves that it is not easily conveyed through words, if at all. Explanation is no longer a necessity. His will surrounds us and binds us in His love, mercy and grace." 

~Ronda Rae Franklin,

Broken to Grace

Photograph by Rachel Whitney

Free your feet, and your soul, from the roots of shame, anger and bitterness.

Don't allow a feeling to define your actions. 


Embrace, explore and confront them. This 


doesn't give you leave to feel sorry for 


yourself; it gives you permission to be human.

But when the root of the emotion is no longer 


in front of you, then it's time to put the feeling 


behind you as well. 

Your emotions belong with the root of their 


existence - you don't. 

The roots will grab hold of you. 

Free yourself by giving up the emotion instead 


of you. 

-Ronda Rae Franklin

Photograph by Ronda Rae Franklin

Sayulita, Nayarit

Surprise! It's you...

It takes a lifetime to know yourself and at least that long to truly know another. This isn't to say don't trust; it's to say don't be fooled on either count. The only guarantee is you will surprise yourself - good and bad - as will others. Decide how much you enjoy surprises and take each one gracefully or graciously. 

-Ronda Rae Franklin

'If you can't be with the one you love, love the one your with.' I respectfully disagree...

You can keep company with a lovely person and feel lonely; you can reside in paradise and live in turmoil. 

Don't fain love towards another because you can't be with the one you do love; that's narcissism from which stems severe heartache. 

Don't go to paradise expecting your mind, heart and soul will follow; that's ignorance in which the bliss will soon subside. 

Everything comes from where you are within. Know where you stand and hold your head up when you fall. 

-Ronda Rae Franklin

Photograph by Ronda Rae Franklin

Playa de Los Muertos, Riviera Nayarit