Author: L.M. CARLETON

  • The Beauty Surrounding You Finding Hope After Abuse

    One of my favorite things to create is nature-inspired handmade journals for people walking through their own healing journeys. I hope each journal becomes more than a place to write. I hope it becomes an invitation to slow down, breathe deeply, and notice the quiet beauty of God’s creation. There was a season in my…

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  • Mending the Pieces: Finding Beauty in Every Season

    Mending the pieces or healing heartfelt emotional wounds after experiencing child abuse, adverse childhood experiences, or domestic violence is a slow process. It takes time to overcome the trauma and learn to find beauty in every season. I remember when the fractured pieces of my life shattered on the ground—pieces of the past I didn’t…

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  • The Day Everything Changed

    There are moments in life that divide everything into before and after. You don’t always know it at the time. But something shifts— and nothing feels the same again. For me, that moment came on a day that was already heavy. My young child was in the hospital, facing something no parent is ever prepared…

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