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a woman’s journey for happiness

She Becomes
Joy

Finding the Heavenly Joy in the Earthly Mess.
This past year brought a season I didn’t plan for. Brain surgery changed how I write — but it hasn’t changed what I believe about joy.
I’m still becoming. I’m still here. And I want to find it with you.
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the poppies were always her favorite
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a woman’s journey for happiness

She Becomes Joy

Finding the Heavenly Joy in the Earthly Mess.

This past year brought a season I didn’t plan for. Brain surgery changed how I write — but it hasn’t changed what I believe about joy.

I’m still becoming. I’m still here. And I want to find it with you.

Read Juli’s Note → Begin the Journey
the poppies were
always her favorite

A New Chapter

“The messy, the memorable, the miracle-laced moments — this is where we learn to feel deeply, see fully, and fall into the joy God created us for. Even when the mess is a hospital gown.”
— Juli
here is where my new journey starts

Hi friend,

A year ago, I had brain surgery. The words that used to pour out of me now come slowly, one at a time, like they’re learning to walk again.
But here’s what I’ve learned in the quiet: joy was never in the easy seasons. It was always hiding in the mess — in the bread rising on the counter, in my kids’ laughter down the hall, in the garden that kept growing whether I could write about it or not.
This space is me, learning to write again. One honest word at a time. I’d love for you to walk with me.

Juli

this is Juli

joy, in person 🤎

fresh from the journey

Her Newest Words Live Here

new words, one at a time — worth the wait
A vibrant yellow sunflower blooming against a clear blue sky, symbolizing spiritual growth and the journey of becoming joy.

Stepping Into Joy

I had to check ‘YES’

Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is check the box, say the word, take the step…
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Freshly baked loaf of sourdough bread in a blue ceramic bowl, symbolizing the simple art of cultivating joy at home.

Cultivating Joy

‘Somewhere in your Silent Night’

A quiet reflection on the songs that carry us through the heaviest seasons of the heart…
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Person in red rubber boots standing under a yellow umbrella in the rain, representing the journey of stepping into joy.

Becoming Joy

“Thy Friends do stand by thee…”

On the people who show up, stay close, and hold the umbrella when the rain won’t stop…
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the heart behind it

I See You.

My gift is to see the part of you that you don’t want others to see. I hear the words unsaid. I feel deeply. That gift doesn’t stop — not for surgery, not for hard seasons, not for anything.
“Empathy is my superpower.”
You are not alone on this journey.
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gathering joy

From Every Tangled Season

Four paths. One journey. Follow the stream.

1
Becoming Joy
grown in her own garden

the faith path

Becoming Joy

The messy, grace-filled work of finding faith, purpose, and spiritual growth. Where the deepest roots grow in the hardest soil.

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2
Cultivating Joy
fresh from the new pantry

the home path

Cultivating Joy

Savoring the simple, beautiful, and sometimes wild moments of home, heart, and domestic life. Bread rising. Kids laughing. A table set for the people you love.

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3
Red boots under a yellow umbrella — Stepping Into Joy
rain or shine, she goes

the adventure path

Stepping Into Joy

Adventures, music, and quiet reflections found when you let your shoes take you out into the world. Red boots on. Yellow umbrella up.

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4
Handcrafted Joy
made by hand & heart

the maker’s path

Handcrafted Joy

Intentionally created, lovingly tended joy, made by hand and heart. The simple pleasure of planting, painting, tending, stirring, and making — finding beauty in the ordinary and meaning in the work of our hands.

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gathering joy

From Every Tangled Season

Three paths. One journey. Follow the stream.
A vibrant yellow sunflower blooming against a clear blue sky, symbolizing spiritual growth and the journey of becoming joy.
grown in her own garden
1
the faith path

Becoming Joy

The messy, grace-filled work of finding faith, purpose, and spiritual growth. Where the deepest roots grow in the hardest soil.
Walk This Path →
Freshly baked loaf of sourdough bread in a blue ceramic bowl, symbolizing the simple art of cultivating joy at home.
fresh from the new pantry
2
the home path

Cultivating Joy

Savoring the simple, beautiful, and sometimes wild moments of home, heart, and domestic life. Bread rising. Kids laughing. A table set for the people you love.
Walk This Path →
Person in red rubber boots standing under a yellow umbrella in the rain, representing the journey of stepping into joy.
rain or shine, she goes
3
the adventure path

Stepping Into Joy

Adventures, music, and quiet reflections found when you let your shoes take you out into the world. Red boots on. Yellow umbrella up.
Walk This Path →
the journey continues

She was climbing.
Then came the forge.

Before the surgery, Juli was finding her voice — stepping into her gifts, discovering the depth of her own joy, quietly becoming someone the world needed to hear.

The surgery slowed the words. It didn’t slow the woman.

She is a joy multiplier — someone who doesn’t keep joy contained to a small circle. This space is the expansion. The relaunch. The next chapter of a story that isn’t finished.

“Fire doesn’t diminish you. It defines you. She is in the forge — and she is coming out on fire.”

still becoming. always.
Juli
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