Hey! I'm Manuella. Welcome to my little corner of the World Wide Web! 

I’m in that middle place — the space where you know you’ve grown from where you were, but you’re definitely not yet where you’re going. Somewhere between "supposed to have it figured out by now" and "still becoming."

I started Notes from the Middle to find language for the quiet, messy, sacred process of growth —

the wins, the woes, and the (w)alls in between.
The times I think I’ve got it figured out.
The moments I feel one breath away from it all crashing down.
The obstacles that trip me up mid-journey.

It’s a place to put down all the thoughts that would’ve filled my journal — if my hand didn’t start cramping from holding a pen for too long.

 

Notes From the Middle is part journal, part prayer, part survival guide.

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If you're in the in-between too — or looking back at your own — welcome.

Here, you’ll find reflections on:

• Self — personal growth, healing, identity

• Faith — the wrestle-and-rest kind

• Purpose — figuring out calling, career, and what to do next

• Life — the kind that doesn’t always make sense but still matters

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I don’t have all the answers — and honestly, I’ve questioned my own credibility in creating this.
But I do have stories, questions, musings, failures, wins… and most importantly, God.

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And hey — spoiler alert:
I already know that everything works together for my good (Romans 8:28).
It will for you, too.

So whether you’re deep in your own middle, or just wandering through mine, I hope you find something here that speaks to you.

We’re still becoming — and we always will be.
And that’s more than okay.

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Love,
Manuella