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Jules Arata
Oct 27, 20212 min read
check on your people
((with edits)) this is your reminder to hug your people regularly and check in on them consistently. these women love me well and it is a...
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Jules Arata
Oct 7, 20211 min read
First week
looking back at this first week of work with a lot on my mind. the fact that i literally get to travel the country helping put on meal...
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Jules Arata
Oct 4, 20211 min read
A Queg Reunion
((with edits)) so many people i love in one place at one time!! Thank you Jesus for this opportunity to smile so hard and act a fool bc...
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Jules Arata
Aug 31, 20211 min read
3301
((with edits)) a home that i will cherish forever. a place full of laughter, brunches, photoshoots, holiday parties, big/little reveals,...
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Jules Arata
Aug 19, 20212 min read
Ruins by Mandisa
I look around and all I see Burning buildings, barren trees Hopelessness is starting to wreak havoc But Son of Man, I know You see The...
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Jules Arata
Aug 18, 20211 min read
"no"
no. a word so powerful when received or given. in a season of no's it can be hard to find joy. it is easy to fall into the sadness the...
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Jules Arata
Aug 7, 20211 min read
the women on my mountainside
these! women! they have sharpened me, made me laugh, cried with me, walked alongside me, and revealed more about Jesus through all of it....
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Jules Arata
Aug 1, 20211 min read
coming to a close
with only two weeks left here and people starting to head home, i have been struggling to reflect. this is not because this summer has...
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Jules Arata
Jul 11, 20211 min read
garden of the (God)
a weekend full of rest, adventure, laughter, and just sweet moments. the Lord is so evidently working through these sweet friends asking...
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Jules Arata
Jul 7, 20211 min read
brewer ◡̈
a team that i did not see coming. the love and friendship i have received from them was unpredictable, being born out of the smallest...
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Jules Arata
Jul 6, 20211 min read
zeller ◡̈
(from July 6th & July 24th, 2021) a team that has so clearly served and loved me well this summer. each one of them cares for me so well,...
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Jules Arata
Jun 27, 20211 min read
a week away
i struggle with the concept of a week off. i struggle with having to leave the community i have found. i struggle with having to spend a...
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Jules Arata
Jun 24, 20211 min read
strawberry moon
it's a sad day when the strawberry super moon is covered by a cloudy rainy night. but it is a joyful day to be surrounded by the beauty...
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Jules Arata
Jun 21, 20212 min read
closed doors
((with edits)) i'm gonna be honest, today was a hard day. a day where i was told a door would be closed for a bit. a day when i had to...
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Jules Arata
Jun 20, 20212 min read
at the last second
((with edits)) a weekend of rest, adventure, laughter, & joy amidst a session of intentional biblical conversation and connection with...
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Jules Arata
Jun 16, 20212 min read
Ranch Dining Hall (proper noun)
((with edits)) a place full of laughter, good food, intentional conversation, bible studies, skit practices, late night cereal, dance...
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Jules Arata
Jun 14, 20211 min read
reflections from the valleys on the mountaintop
a moment of beauty at the end of a tough week. this week i experienced the dangers of comparison and how it truly is the thief of joy. i...
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