#transformation

Scripture: Romans 8:38-39

I didn't grow up learning that love was given freely. I learned that it was conditional—earned through usefulness, obedience, or effort. This chapter explores how that absence shaped the way I learned to love as an adult, and the work it takes to unlearn it.

Scripture: Isaiah 49:15

Love growing up wasn't something I felt consistently—it was something I observed, survived, or interpreted through absence. This chapter explains how provision, distance, and unpredictability shaped the way I learned to understand love.

Scripture: Psalm 68:5

Before I understood love as connection, I learned it as survival. This chapter reflects on how childhood shaped my instincts, how self-reliance filled the gaps, and how becoming a parent transformed the way I understand love, family, and legacy.

Scripture: Matthew 5:4

Growth is often celebrated, but rarely is its cost acknowledged. This chapter reflects on the quiet losses that accompany becoming—and the faith required to trust God when letting go hurts.

Scripture: Philippians 1:6

Becoming doesn't wait until everything is healed or resolved. It unfolds quietly in the middle—while questions remain unanswered and growth feels slow. This chapter is not about arrival, but about honoring the process God is still writing.