A faith-based journal helping survivors of abuse reflect, heal, and discover hope through personal stories, life lessons, reflective writing, and creative living.
There are seasons in life that change us.
My former blog, Abuse Journal, documented the journey through the darkness—a time marked by fear, betrayal, loss, heartbreak, grief, and lingering emotional pain. It was a journey of carrying heavy burdens and scattered pieces of myself, trying to begin again while wondering whether a better life was even possible.
Today, those reflections live on in Abuse Journal: Reflections of a Survivor’s Healing Journey and continue through The Remnants Journal.
My memoir, The Secret Darkness: Overcoming Abuse and Finding Freedom, tells the story of that journey, while Abuse Journal: Reflections of a Survivor’s Healing Journey explores many of the lessons learned along the way.
If you’d like to learn more about my books and writing, I invite you to visit LMCarleton.com.
The Remnants Journal continues that conversation by offering a place for reflection, healing, faith, restoration, and creative living. Here, you’ll find encouragement to rebuild, grow, and discover hope as you learn to live beyond the darkness.
The Remnants Journal does not promise quick answers or pretend the past did not leave scars. Instead, it offers a place for self-reflection, faith, restoration, and gentle renewal—a place to sit with what has been wounded, uncovered, remembered, or carried in silence, and begin tending to those places with compassion.
Healing is rarely quick. Often, it begins with:
- A single honest thought
- A page filled with truth
- A quiet prayer
- A willingness to begin again
Whether you are healing from childhood adversity, abuse, domestic violence, loss, or other difficult experiences, this journal was created to encourage reflection, growth, and hope.
There is no perfect way to move through these pages. Some reflections may come easily, while others may stir emotions you thought were long buried. Give yourself permission to move gently, honestly, and at your own pace.
As you reflect, remember that healing is a journey. There may be difficult moments along the way, but keep moving forward. Even remnants can become something beautiful, restored, and whole again.
May this journal help you rediscover hope, strength, faith, and the possibility of new life after deep hurt. May it remind you that what was fragmented is not beyond restoration.
With gentleness and hope,
L.M. CARLETON, Rescued by Grace
Wherever you begin, I hope you’ll find encouragement, strength, and a reminder that healing is possible.
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