Sharing the Journey
One word at a time.
● Featured Article
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Working with adolescent girls is holy work. I watch, hushed and reverent, as these young women wander through the wilds of becoming, their hearts marked by invisible bruises, wounds without names. In a single afternoon, they are fierce and fragile, bold and uncertain, sunlight and shadow braided together. Eyes the…
● Latest Articles
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The Bright Side of Broken
I love the early morning, that momentary gap, where the borders of day and night are ill-defined. The momentum of life is stilled, and the…
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“Be Gentle Little Thunderstorm”
“Be gentle little thunderstorm; the world is just not ready” ~ A.J Lawless On summer days beside the sea, there is a gentle rhythm to…
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Growing Pains
Resting on the roots of an old oak, I leaned back against its knotted trunk to consider the passing of time. I felt, in those…
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Seen
I am not fond of the game of Hide and Seek. As a child, I would participate, but with unspoken hesitancy, for my inclination was…
● About Me
I’m Lori.
I’m living a messy, gritty, growing, and beautifully redemptive story. I’m a solo mom to five incredible human beings, standing at the edge of an empty nest and learning to embrace the bittersweet beauty of a new season.
I’m a woman of deep faith, endlessly curious, chaotically creative, and unapologetically living on the bright side of broken. I believe healing is holy, grace changes everything, and the places that once nearly undid us often become the very places God uses to tell His greatest stories.
I’ve learned that God rarely wastes our pain. He doesn’t lead us through something without purpose, and more often than not, the very thing we wished we could skip becomes the most meaningful part of our story.
This is a place for honest essays about faith, motherhood, loss, hope, healing, and finding God in ordinary moments. These are simply bits and pieces of my story—shared in the hope that somewhere within them, you’ll recognize a little of your own.
Welcome. I’m so glad you’re here.