Double Dutching through life as an Ellis

Double Dutching through life as an Ellis "They say life is a rollercoaster, but mine has always felt more like a rollercoaster inside a zoo.

I’m Jessica—a California native who now calls Minnesota home, a mother to four, and a protector of five fur babies.

06/13/2026
VIBRANT & BOLD, THE TREESIn the breeze, she sat,watching as the trees swayed. Like her hair,the vibrant green on the bra...
06/04/2026

VIBRANT & BOLD, THE TREES
In the breeze, she sat,
watching as the trees swayed.
Like her hair,
the vibrant green on the branches was everywhere.
She sat there in a wide-open space,
surrounded by only a few trees—their strong brown trunks standing tall like protectors just for her.
Looking up, she watched the branches spread out like veins, bringing them to life as they poured their bold, vibrant green into the open space.

05/28/2026

I can’t say that I always understood why some things work out and some things don’t, I just try to remember that life happens the way it’s meant to.
Why some relationships make it and others don’t..and no amount of hoping or fighting can change what’s destined to be.
What I do know that out of some of my life’s greatest pain has arisen some of my best triumphs.
The lessons I learned through struggle are the things that have stuck with me and while it was tough, I wouldn’t change it for the world.
I think back to all the times wanting something to work out the way I wanted only to have it fall apart in front of my face.
It was devastating at the time, but later, I was rewarded with something much better.
It’s hard to be patient, to try to have vision and see the bigger picture when you want something so badly that it’s all you can think of.
It’s mysterious and wonderfully amazing how life works if you truly step back and embrace the knowledge that what’s meant to be will always find a way..
And to always see the opportunities in closed doors, no matter how much it hurts.
I’ve had to fall to be able to rise again.
I had to lose people to find better ones.
I had to see the open doors that closed paths forced me to see.
I may not have always gotten what I’ve wanted, but I’ve always gotten what I’ve needed.
It’s hard to open your eyes to the truth when you’re hurting and try to understand the why of something, but it’s always there,
Waiting to be understood.
I’ll never quite know why some things change while others stay the same, but I’ve realized that I don’t have to know everything to be happy..
I just have to know that no matter what happens and why, I’ll always find my way through to a better place.
In the end, I choose to be happy for the pain that taught me, the lessons that showed me and the love that blessed me..
Cause in the end, they’re all part of this beautiful circle of life..
Always remembering that in every end, there is a new beginning..we just have to look for it.
I, for one, wouldn’t change a thing about it..
Except maybe for chocolate.
I could always have more of that.
Life, love and chocolate..
Doesn’t get much better than that.
|ravenwolf

Forestville State Park - Preston, MN
05/21/2026

Forestville State Park - Preston, MN

Part of a collection I am doing called Beautiful Chaos. I was going to add some more to it but decided to leave it for i...
05/18/2026

Part of a collection I am doing called Beautiful Chaos. I was going to add some more to it but decided to leave it for it fits perfect with what I have and am going through. Also, I want to show the beauty that comes from authenticity and the imperfections. Please tell me what you think! I used caulking for the ropes themselves.

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