August meets me gently. Not rushed, no pressure, just a quiet invitation to keep going.
There’s something sacred about slowing down enough to hear my own soul whisper back. It’s been layered, with grief and grace, beauty and brokenness. I’m accepting that, some parts of me had to fall apart, so truth could rise.
I’m learning to sit in the quiet, with open hands, breathing through it with a deep inhale and a soft exhale, a holy space where I find Him and find me again. – denise marie
“So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed”. – John 8:36
Sometimes trusting God is not always easy, especially when life brings difficult challenges, but I know that trusting God is the doorway to peace. When I release control and lean into His wisdom, I make space for grace to move in. Prayer becomes my lifeline, not just words, but a deep surrender, a quiet knowing that He hears, He sees, and He cares. Prayer opens us up to healing, to clarity, to strength that I didn’t know I had, and to hope that holds me steady.
As I trust God with each step, I begin to see that He’s been faithful all along, working behind the scenes, weaving purpose into every moment. – denise marie
“So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed”. – John 8:36
Today, I paused, just for a moment, to breathe and say thank You.
Thank You, God, for being present on this long, winding journey back home. Home to You and home to myself.
You never left, even when I felt lost. Even when I didn’t know how to come back. Your presence has been a quiet strength, a gentle nudge, a steady light.
So today, I stop to notice, I stop to thank You, for the grace that met me in every step, and the love that never let me go.
– denise marie
“So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed”. – John 8:36
There is a quiet comfort in knowing we are held, gently and securely by God. In the chaos of life, in the middle of questions, fears, and uncertainty, His presence comforts us and His peace surrounds us.
– denise marie
“So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed”. – John 8:36
Childhood trauma doesn’t stay in childhood, it lingers, in the body, in the mind, in the way we trust, how we love, how we see ourself, how we protect ourselves, and it follows you quietly, into relationships. For a long time, I lived disconnected from my body, and it didn’t feel like home.
Healing began when I started letting myself feel, and when I started naming what happened and letting it move through me, sitting in the stillness, feeling the discomfort, no longer numbing the pain, but learning to be present with it.
Therapy has helped me find language for my pain and trauma recovery work has taught me how to stay present, how to breathe again, how to come home to myself and by doing so, I am learning to trust myself again, to listen to the signals in my body, and to believe my own voice.
I’m learning to trust God more deeply, not just as a rescuer, but as a trusted friend, who sits with me, not just in the light, but in the darkest places of depression and anxiety. God never left me there, He’s walking with me through it, step by shaky step.
I’m present, I’m breathing, I’m becoming, and everyday that I choose not to give up, that is healing. -denise marie
“So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed”. – John 8:36
Un-rav-el: to free from complication or difficulty; to make plain or clear.
Father God,
I lay down what I can no longer carry, the masks, the striving, the silent weight. Help me to not fear the unraveling, but to trust that even now, You are near. Even in the undoing, You are making space for what is true. In Jesus name, amen.
“So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.”. – John 8:36
Lately, I’ve been reminded that everything I need flows from one place, God.
Not always from people, not from plans, not even from my own strength,
Just Him.
I stepped outside today, let the sun touch my face and the wind speak softly to my spirit. And there, among the trees and sky and stillness, I remembered:
He is the source of my peace.
The wellspring of my joy.
The keeper of my soul.
Spending time with Him in nature grounds me.
It clears the noise.
It brings me home.
When I’m weary, I don’t need to do more.
I just need to return,
to the One who holds it all,
and to the One who holds me.
– denise marie
“So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed”. – John 8:36
Lately, I’ve been noticing the small things, the way the sunlight dances on the leaves, how the birds always find their song, how my heart softens in nature’s presence.
It’s in these quiet returns that I remember who I am, a daughter still becoming, a soul still unfolding.
God isn’t asking me to hurry, He’s asking me to come close, to rest, to remember I’m already loved, already chosen, already home. – denise marie
“So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed”. – John 8:36
Lately, I’ve been learning to slow down and really see, not just with my eyes, but with my heart.
The sky is soft in the morning, the flowers blooming by the sidewalk, and the wind brushing the trees like a song.
But something inside me is changing. I’m learning to pay attention, to notice the light as it filters through the leaves, and to find beauty even in the ordinary and overlooked.
This is the lens I’m choosing now, one shaped by gratitude, healing and hope. The more I look through it, the more beauty I see, not just around me, but within me too. – denise marie
“So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed”. – John 8:36
My Journey Home….to God & Self 