Ruby Mountain Hike

Hello my sisters and brothers in Christ!

I pray you and yours are doing well. I have been doing well - thanks be to God. A couple months, I went on a beautiful hike on the Talbott Trail at the Ruby Mountains with my friend, right before it got covered with snow in early November. It was a beautiful Sunday and a gorgeous view from up the Rubies to enjoy God's creation.

A little bit of Sporty and Scary Spice

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

Ephesians 4:32

God bless you.

Jesus loves you.

Restored woman living for God's Glory,

Ruby B. Johnson.

Have you given your heart to God? Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and personal savior? If you die today, will you make it to Heaven? If no or you are unsure, do not waste any more time and receive salvation now.

October 2017 - Life in a Suitcase

Hello my sisters and brothers in Christ!

I pray you and yours are doing well. I have been happy and so thankful to God for everlasting love and unfailing kindness. The past few months have been really busy for me and I haven't been very diligent in blogging. The month of October was especially busy with traveling for me for work and was able to visit 2 states I had never been to before: Colorado and Washington. In that month, I was in 4 states during the 5 weeks of October.

Minerals Administration Training Week in Boise, Idaho

Less than a week after being in Boise, I had a busy and awesome time in Lakewood/Golden for the annual gathering of the national minerals and geology management group. It was my first time in Colorado - if layovers at Denver airport don't count. Although I didn't get much time to explore on my own time, one of my Minerals and Geology Management team members set up a field trip for us to Dinosaur Ridge.

Dinosaur Ridge is a segment of the Dakota Hogback in the Morrison Fossil Area National Natural Landmark located near the town of Morrison and just west of Denver. The Dinosaur Ridge area is one of the world's most famous dinosaur fossil localities.

In 1877, some of the best-known dinosaurs were found here, including Stegosaurus, Apatosaurus, Diplodocus, and Allosaurus. The site features the Dinosaur Ridge Exhibit Hall with displays about the dinosaurs found at the site.

Additionally, Dinosaur Ridge has interpretive signs at trail locations that explain the local geology, a volcanic ash bed, trace fossils, paleo-ecology, economic development of coal, oil and clay, and many other geologic and paleontological features.

Post-Church Photo in Seattle, Washington

Although I was in Seattle for the geology conference and missed my home church in Elko that Sunday, I was thankful that I could gather with God's beloved and worship our good, good Father a Church close to my hotel. What's super awesome is that this Church was also on a series about the 5 solas just like Living Stones - message was Sola Fide (faith alone). By being in Washington state, I officially made it all the way to the top of Pacific Northwest!

After attending Church, I went to Day 1 at the annual Geological Society of America's Meeting and Exposition. There were so many great presentations. This mining engineer went intentions to broaden her knowledge on geology, hydrogeology, soils, minerals, etc.‬ at GSA 2017, held at the Washington State Convention Center.

Day 2 at GSA2017 - I saw several current and alumni Hokies present the past couple days. On the second day I made it a priority to check out the Tech booth. As a mining engineering student, I took some classes in the geoscience department. Ph.D candidate Sebastian gave a great presentation this morning on his research "The Solubility and Structure of Amorphous Calcium Carbonate(s) (ACC): Toward an Understanding of Chemical and Structural Evolution during Mineralization.‬"

In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence. 

Ephesians 3:12

God bless you.

Jesus loves you.

Restored woman living for God's Glory,

Ruby B. Johnson.

Have you given your heart to God? Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and personal savior? If you die today, will you make it to Heaven? If no or you are unsure, do not waste any more time and receive salvation now.

Ruby B. Johnson: Miss Nevada USA 2018 Contestant and Mining Engineer

Not only is Ruby a mining engineer for the US Forest Service, but she is also gearing up to compete as Miss Elko USA in the Miss Nevada USA pageant in January, with goals of being Miss USA and then Miss Universe! Yeah, I would be exhausted with all of that going on too! Nonetheless, Ruby still made the time to share a little bit about how she came to be Elko’s very own Wonder Woman...Ruby is excited to honor the name of our town because she has a genuine love for our area. “I love living in a state that’s mining friendly...I love being a part of a field that does well for the community. And one of the things I have so much joy about is Elko’s feel for community. Whether it’s my co-workers, my friends or through my local church, my faith is very important to me, the hospitality of Elko is really wonderful...I would like it to be! I see no reason to leave unless God tells me I’m outta here! But for now, I’m loving it.”

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Nevada - The Battle Born State

Attending Miss Idaho USA 2018 Pageant

Hello my sisters and brothers in Christ!

I pray you and yours are doing well. I am doing awesome, to God be the glory. I attended the Miss Idaho USA 2018 pageant earlier today at Boise State University. The teens and miss contestants did a phenomenal job - they were truly confidently beautiful on that stage. Congratulations to the newly crowned teen and miss queens. Tea Draganovic, you're going to Miss USA!

Pretty in Pink

Miss Idaho USA 2018 Tea Draganovic

Miss Montana USA 2018 Dani Walker

Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give people in exchange for you, nations in exchange for your life.

Isaiah 43:4

God bless you.

Jesus loves you.

Restored woman living for God's Glory,

Ruby B. Johnson.

Have you given your heart to God? Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and personal savior? If you die today, will you make it to Heaven? If no or you are unsure, do not waste any more time and receive salvation now.

Summer 2017 - Trip to Nigeria

Hello my sisters and brothers in Christ!

I pray you and yours are doing well. I have been blessed, thanks to my awesome Father in Heaven. Last month, I was in Nigeria for a couple weeks for my dad's 50th birthday as well as spend time with family, eat good food, and rest. I was wonderful mini family reunion and also getting to see a couple folks I went to primary school with in Nigeria. Here are some photo highlights of my trip.

50 Faithful Years
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DADDY!

Papa Bear

Post-run photo with little sissies

Hanging out in the streets of Lagos
Okada Man Photobomb

Princess Leia buns type of day

Cousin Love

Shopping Like a Proper Lagosian at Balogun Market

Wedding with Primary School Bestfriend

Reverend Toyin Kehinde

Reverend Mrs. Shade Toyin-Kehinde

My favorite girl

Restored Woman Living for God's Glory

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. 

1 Corinthians 13:13

God bless you.

Jesus loves you.

Restored woman living for God's Glory,

Ruby B. Johnson.

Have you given your heart to God? Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and personal savior? If you die today, will you make it to Heaven? If no or you are unsure, do not waste any more time and receive salvation now.

Ruby Mountain Relay 2017

Hello my sisters and brothers in Christ!

I pray you and yours are doing well. I am doing well, thanks be to God. On August 4-5, I participated in the Ruby Mountain Relay. I had such a good time running with my team - Run, Forest, Run. Best team I could've ever asked for, especially this being my first Relay ever! Being that our team split into 2 vans, leap-frogging each other, and I had to be in a van with 5 other people for 30 hours straight, a lot of bonding was done. Everyone was so encouraging to each other and I had a blast! Not many folks get to take part in a relay that they share a name with and it gets to be my first, and it's even better when you're surrounded by an amazing folks! Team RFR, thanks for the laughs, giving me water during half way points while I ran my 3 legs, and cheering for me when I took on some crazy uphill! My team was jealous that I could fall asleep so easily in the van and on the grasses during our rest times - but someone had to sleep for us. Haha. I had a great time, and I do see more relays in my future.

If there was an award such as "first to fall asleep in weird places" given at the end of the Ruby Mountain Relay, I'd have easily won it for my team that weekend. Running miles in these Nevada uphills with 7000+ feet elevations wore me out that after every van exchange, I was ready to pass out and prepare for my next leg every 10 hours. All this running had me exhausted that sleeping on comfortable and uncomfortable grasses, as well as the van felt like my bed! A lek mi yay.

Running my first leg. Didn't enjoy this one at all due to the ridiculous uphills I battled in Spring Creek, but thank God it was my shortest leg to run with 3.1 miles.

My 2nd leg was my favorite leg and I totally sprinted because I ran it around 12:30am, so it was nice and cold with approximately 60 degrees and I didn't have to deal with the heat I did from my first leg. The only thing I had to be cautious about where the snakes on the Ruby Valley Road but my team only saw one snake during these 2nd set of legs. The only thing I had to be cautious about were the snakes on the Ruby Valley Road but my team only saw one snake during these 2nd set of legs. It was a dark run but fortunately we had a full moon and when needed, I turned on my safety lights and head lamp to watch out for the snakes or road conditions. The area where I did my exchange after my 4.8-mile run had cookies, hot chocolate, brownies, and so many yummy treats. Definitely treated myself to at least 3 cookies since I was done with my leg - my teammates that were up next were a little jealous of us that were done but had theirs after they completed their legs.

Although my 3rd leg was my longest leg with 5.4 miles, it wasn't so bad - well except the ridiculous steep uphill I had to run for a quarter mile to the end of my leg. However, I conquered the heat by using a neck cooler, my teammates feeding me water after every other mile, as well as one of the other teams kindly soaking me with water. The support of teammates and other teams was remarkable - sportsmanship was evident in this relay.

So thankful for my teammates always showing up with the van every other mile with cold water for me to hydrate while I ran my legs. We were always equipped to give each other water and/or mist each other during the runs, especially the 2 hot legs on Friday and Saturday.

When you conquered your first relay, even better when you share a name with it - Ruby Mountain Relay 2017 was intense but so amazing! And let's acknowledge how beautiful the Ruby Mountains in the background are! The heat was intense and the terrains were challenging but having gorgeous views of the Rubies as I ran the past couple days made it so much better!

I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessings.

1 Corinthians 9:23

God bless you.

Jesus loves you.

Restored woman living for God's Glory,

Ruby B. Johnson.

Have you given your heart to God? Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and personal savior? If you die today, will you make it to Heaven? If no or you are unsure, do not waste any more time and receive salvation now.

Summer 2017 - Vacation In Jamaica

Hello my sisters and brothers in Christ!

I pray you and yours are doing well. I have been out and about, hence the reason I have been doing a poor job at posting blogs frequently. I am thankful for God's favor and love in these past couple months. In July, I went on a vacation with my mom to Jamaica, my first time going to that beautiful island. We went to Montego Bay, and had a great time - making new friends, enjoying the Jamaican food, culture, and dancing to their music, as well as spending a lot of time in the water and doing some water activities. As I've always said in previous posts about my vacations, I'm a lady that loves to ball on a budget - I found and bought a great deal on Groupon for an all-inclusive resort for this Jamaican trip, which included the flight and lodging. So don't think you have to break bank to have a good time, folks. Below are some photo highlights of my vacation.

Sunsets in Montego Bay, Jamaica

With all the water activities I did on this trip, I'm thinking of adding "sailed and kayaked the Caribbean" to my resume. I had a blast on the small catamaran, kayaking, and paddle board.

So on my first night in Jamaica, there was a show put on for guests staying at the resort. The entertainers invited 5 people to come on stage and do a Bob Marley impersonation, yours truly won the contest and I got a shirt as my prize. During my impersonation I was going for the "whip your hair" effect and put my hair down under the Rasta cap they gave me while wearing a Marley robe, however the African dancer in me started doing other things which made the host say "I didn't know Bob Marley did dutty wine!" Since that night, everyone at the resort called me "Miss Bob Marley" or "little Bob Marley" throughout the week. I was totally fine with that!

So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. 

1 John 4:16

God bless you.

Jesus loves you.

Restored woman living for God's Glory,

Ruby B. Johnson.

Have you given your heart to God? Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and personal savior? If you die today, will you make it to Heaven? If no or you are unsure, do not waste any more time and receive salvation now.