About me
Emma Freeman
Hey there! My name is Emma Freeman, and I am a 20 year old from Dinwiddie, Virginia finding my way through Bible college in Santa Clara, California. When I was 14 years old, I made my first bucket list and way down towards the bottom of that list I wrote "make a blog". I never thought that I would ever check that off my bucket list, but here I am! I would like to take the time to share with you who I am and my heart behind this blog.
I have lived in Virginia with my parents and six siblings my entire life. We only ever moved houses one time and that was when I was three years old. I had the privilege of growing up in the same church and christian school until I was eighteen years old. Like anyone, I can look back on moments of my life that shaped who and where I am today. I would have to begin with the day I got saved. My life changed forever that day. Since then, I can look back and see the times my world was shaken, but by God's grace, it brought me to where I am today. Through the ups and downs of life, I found my voice through writing in my journals. I poured my heart into what I wrote, and it was there that everything on my heart was written on the pages of my journals.
My favorite place in the whole world is my front porch. When my family and I were working on the demolition of our porch, my mom and I would dream of the time we would spend there, and per my request, my dad put in a beautiful porch swing. This last summer. I spent hours writing and pouring my heart out on paper on that same porch. I would wake up, make my coffee, grab my Bible and journal, and sit on my porch. I would spend time with God and in that time i met with God, He would place different things on my heart. I would start with a sentence or two, and then I would find myself with two to three pages of just what God had placed on my heart. It was my outlet in a time where i could not see what God was doing in my life, but I was determined that I would not be broken in that season.
The name of my blog came from the encouragement of my Aunt Sheila after I shared something on social media that I had written in my journal. My Aunt Sheila always had a way with words. Her words would always inspire me, and I longed to have the ability to write like she could. One day, I shared something about when my faith was shaken. She shared my post and I responded with a comment telling her how much she inspired me and how I longed to write like her. and she replied with these words, "just speak from the heart."
I would love to sit on my front porch with a cup of coffee and speak to you face to face. I'd love to share with you my testimony and all that God has done in my life; however, because that may be impossible, I would love to write from my heart and share the things God places on my heart. I pray you find hope and encouragement in this place. I pray that through this blog the name of Jesus would be magnified and that with each post, you will be reminded of how great a God we serve and that He truly is worthy of all the praise and glory.
xo,
emma
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