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 understand, moments I tried desperately to forget, parts of me that felt ignored and too unloved to be of value.
When the emotional wall finally broke, the grief was overwhelming. The loss felt unbearable. I sat on the living room floor and cried for hours, until it felt like there was nothing left inside me.
Healing isn’t about having everything figured out or holding a perfect story together.
It’s about placing the story you do have into God’s hands—and trusting that He will restore it, filling you with faith and confidence in His power to heal.
For years, I believed starting over was the only way forward.
But along the way, God began teaching me something different:
He doesn’t waste adversity.
He restores it—faithfully, patiently, piece by piece.
“I will restore to you the years that the locust has eaten…” — Joel 2:25
The Remnants Journal is a created space for that kind of restoration, inviting you to begin your healing journey today.
A place to gently uncover hidden pieces and give voice to buried stories.
A place where reflection matters more than perfection.
Where even the smallest fragment of your story still holds purpose.
Here, we share the journey through healing from childhood adversity and domestic violence—with honesty, with faith, and with the quiet belief that God is still writing something good.
And for those walking their own path of healing, I’ve created nature-inspired junk journals to hold your story as it unfolds—one page, one prayer, one piece at a time so that you can find beauty in every season, too.
You don’t have to have it all together to start your healing journey.
You don’t have to have it all together; just take the first step and begin your healing journey with faith and hope.
If you need a quiet place to begin, read about my Handcrafted Journals.
Inspired by nature and the slow work of healing, each one is crafted to hold your thoughts, self-reflections, and the pieces of your story that are still unfolding.
Visit my author website to learn more about my memoir, The Secret Darkness: Overcoming Abuse and Finding Freedom, and the companion book, Abuse Journal: Reflections of a Survivor’s Healing Journey.
Is a reflective life writer and author of the upcoming memoir The Secret Darkness: Overcoming Abuse and Finding Freedom. Her writing explores healing, faith, creativity, and the journey of restoring scattered remnants into something beautiful again.
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