Contemplative (sometimes confessional) essays and invitations exploring faith, creativity, and the art of healing a wounded heart.
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Prompt: What Is Your Life Asking You to Say ‘Yes’ to?
Journal Prompt (No. 86): On Listening to Your Life and Becoming More Fully Yourself
Hi! Once a month, I write an essay with journaling prompts for reflection. Free subscribers can enjoy a preview, and paid subscribers get full access, plus...
Postcards From My Fall Writing Retreat
A brief note: This piece is full of photos (“postcards” from the retreat). If you’re reading this in your inbox, your email may be cut off because of its length. To see every image, open in the Substack app and enjoy!
When I began pl...
Belief Can Be a Burden or a Balm
Grotto Beach, Naxos, Greece, April 8, 2026
When my daughter died, my faith both held and unraveled. Or rather, some strands of belief that formed my theology endured while others fell apart. In my suffering and grief, I moved from a naive,...
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I’m a writer, artist, coach, and former classroom teacher who believes deeply in writing as a tool for healing and hope. Over the past couple of years, I’ve explored different ways to bring that to life for you and others, from coaching to...
They Might Reject You. I Hope You Choose Yourself Anyway.
The starting point came during a season of what felt like a cascade of endings.
The last couple of months have been layered with exhausting, sometimes grief-stricken, sometimes frightening circumstances. Some days have been spent triag...
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Writer, artist, wounded healer, founder of the Pen & Mend Collective, and author of Rise: A Journal for Perseverance and Rest: A Journal for Lament.
Writer. Mother. Teacher. Delight seeker with a dash of adventure (on planes, trains, or pages of books).
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