Notes From the Journey

Observations on the Road of Faith

Welcome to Notes From the Journey — my corner of the internet to process what God’s teaching me in the middle of real life. These posts aren’t polished devotionals, just honest reflections about faith, weakness, and the grace that keeps showing up anyway. If you’ve ever found yourself learning the hard way or clinging to Scripture in the middle of the mess, you’re in the right place.

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Hope In the Land of Exile

As I look at the cultural landscape of this past year, I realize we are not much different than the Jewish people at the time of Jesus’ birth. One could make the case that the Jews living in Israel during Jesus’ day were a people in exile. They were people of faith living in their own land, yet under Roman occupation and rule. Though they weren’t physically removed from their homeland, many felt disconnected or even disinherited from their faith. It had been so long since Go

Belinda Dunn

Dec 24, 20253 min read

Sacred Interruptions

What is your immediate reaction to an interruption or disturbance in your life? We live in a world full of all kinds of interruptions—the good and the bad, the simple and the complicated, the ones that barely register and the ones that cost us time, energy, and emotional margin; the welcomed interruptions and the unwelcome ones. Jesus was no stranger to interruptions during His ministry. In fact, in the book of Matthew alone, there are 44 recorded moments when His day was

Confident Weakness Team

Nov 26, 20252 min read

Advent of Hope

As we prepare to enter the Advent season, I wanted to share an article with you that I wrote for the Art of Home Podcast back in 2023. The host, Allison Weeks, has republished it as an audio version in her Monday Motivation Series titled Advent of Hope. Ready to listen? Just click the image below!

Amber Davis

Nov 18, 20251 min read

Every Stone Tells a Story

Graduations, weddings, pregnancy announcements, gender reveals. Baby’s first Christmas; first day of school. We are people who like to mark milestones and significant occasions. We have memorialized these events and milestones with parties and memorabilia. Now let's be honest (if you are old enough to remember), we have come a LONG WAY from the Glamour Shots and VHS family recordings of the 80s and 90s. (I'm still a fan of scrapbooking, so I am not going to knock that one) I

Amber Davis

Oct 31, 20254 min read

The Camino Giveth & the Camino Taketh Away

I was determined to lose things on this Camino pilgrimage, like a few extra pounds to start with, but the Camino had a few tricks up its sneaky sleeve. Instead of losing pounds, I lost my dignity, my will to live, my mobility and my sanity. I was often heard saying any of the following with varying degrees of panic: "I want to quit," "This isn't any fun," "What was I thinking?" and "We're all gonna die!" In the face of near-death, I experienced the Camino's powers, and I was

Belinda Dunn

Jul 25, 20254 min read

"Solvitur Ambulando" - St. Augustine

“A walk outside serves us far more than pacing around in our mind.” R. Ogunlaru Often in the Bible, we see the metaphor of “walking” as a description of our Christian life. Paul, in particular, likes to use this metaphor - “walk by faith”, “walk by the Spirit”, “walk in Him [Christ]”, “walk worthy of your calling”. Even Jesus calls Himself “the Way”, meaning we follow Him as the One who leads us to God. Walking has emotional and physical connections in our lives as well a

Belinda Dunn

Apr 14, 20253 min read

Belinda's Substack

Healing Haiku

This little part of the universe is my attempt to help heal the hard beginnings and harder endings that have been part of my life these past 2 years.

I’m a poet. Not a great one. Not an award-winning one. Not even a recognized one. But I am a (once, long ago) published poet who has now ventured into a new realm of OCD poetry writing.

I’m not sure why, but lately I’ve been obsessed with writing haiku. It’s an unexpected turn of events in an otherwise mundane life. But there it is. I somehow have to come to terms with this obession.

For your reading curiosity, and because my counselor encouraged me to get a hobby, you can access my substack account by clicking the button below.

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