"For in you the fatherless find compassion...I will heal their waywardness and love them freely."
Hosea 14:3+4
Welcome to Freely Loved, a webpage dedicated to learning how to live loved in the grace of God, even when life feels dark. Join me on this journey as we explore faith, hope, and love together. I'm so glad you're here.
I know families who are talking to their children about an Easter bunny coming to hide Easter eggs for them this weekend. I know families, my own family included, who have completely abandoned these traditional Christian holidays, considering these long weekend days like any other days in their lives. And I know families who are keeping the Old Testament feasts instead. Each family is doing the best they know or believe.
I have travelled around the sun thirty-four times today. Thirty-four years since I took my first breath. Thirty-four years since the day I was born into the world.
I am Annette Unruh. Yours truly. The author of this blog. Ever since I was in grade school, I have been writing. My first memory of writing is when I wrote an eleven page story about a family living in a pumpkin house when I was in Grade 3. And since then my love for expressing myself through writing has grown from filling journals with my thoughts, to posts on my social media accounts, and now to this new endeavor: writing blogs.
Life had been dark for me since I was a young teenager. I became a Christian when I was thirteen, but spent many years afterwards battling suicidal depression and deep self-hatred all while longing intensely for a relationship with God that seemed to always evade me. In the last five years, I've been on a healing journey. And it's from this place of discovery and redemption that I now write to advocate for and give hope forward to those on similar journeys as mine.
Freely Loved is more than just a blog; it's a personal journey. It's about discovering and embracing the unconditional love and grace that God offers, especially during life's challenging moments. Here, you'll find reflections, insights, and stories aimed at inspiring hope and fostering a deeper connection with our Heavenly Father. Join me as we learn to live freely loved, one moment at a time.