Rootedgrace: Finding Identity in Christ Through Faith and Journaling

This new journey is unfolding so beautifully.

You know that satisfying video—where with every single slit, it reveals an even more beautiful pattern, never-ending? That’s the only way I can describe this season. Every painful opening revealed something unexpectedly beautiful. Colors I never knew existed. Layers so mesmerizing, you can’t help but keep watching as each one unfolds.

In my darkest moments—the pain, the solitude—that’s where I experienced His embrace most deeply. When everything was stripped away, when the noise of the world fell silent, His whispers became clearer by the day. Not because life suddenly became easier, but because I ran to my Father and shut everything else out.

Curled up in that fetal position, completely undone. What felt like brokenness was actually grounding. What felt like isolation was intimacy. Every waking moment brought a new revelation. Something else I needed to face. Something else I needed to surrender. The despair, the fear, the self-doubt—I laid it all down. Not perfectly, but honestly. Fully dependent.

And from that surrender, RootedGrace was born.

Not from striving.
Not from having it all figured out.
But from being held.
From being rooted.
From choosing faith in the middle of the unfolding.

The dream is to return to the simple days—to the heart of it all.
The two greatest commandments Jesus spoke of in the book of Mark: to love God, and to love our neighbors as we love ourselves.

That is the foundation.To be rooted in grace—because God is grace.

The message is simple, yet deeply confronting:
Look in the mirror and know that your identity is in Christ.
And once you see that clearly, you turn around and lift the person behind you. My Auntie-mama once said “You need to know who you are, and who’s you are” I took that and ran with it!

The journal was created as a way to draw closer and closer to God through Jesus. Scripture is clear:“Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’” — John 14:6

That is the heart behind the J.E.S.U.S notebook.

Not led or influenced by beautifully pre-quoted verses printed at the bottom of a page—but guided by a heart that reaches for God on its own. A space where you sit, listen, and allow Him to speak to you through Scripture. Where revelation comes not from prompts, but from presence.

J.E.S.U.S stands for:

Journaling

Experiencing

Scripture

Understanding

Sharing

Which is exactly what we are called to do.

To write.
To experience Him personally.
To dwell in His Word.
To seek understanding.
And to share—loving God, and loving people.

If there’s anything this journey has taught me, it’s that God meets us when we come honestly—without polish, without performance. Just open. Listening. Willing.

So wherever you are in your walk, may you return to the simplicity.
Love God.
Love people.
And allow grace to do the growing.


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2 responses to “Rootedgrace: Finding Identity in Christ Through Faith and Journaling”

  1. Milton Luna Avatar

    Beautifully written! Your intimate insight is awe-inspiring!

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  2. Deborah Usry Avatar
    Deborah Usry

    This is POWERFUL!

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