If you’re anything like me, you know the most important parts of life aren’t the things — they’re the people. Our marriages, our friendships, our families… these sacred relationships shape us, stretch us, and sometimes even break us open in the best ways.

They can fill us with joy — and they can also bring some of our greatest heartache.

Today, I want to show you how journaling can become one of your most powerful tools for strengthening those connections. Not just to process your own emotions — but to soften your heart, renew your mind, and shift the entire atmosphere of how you relate to the people around you.

Here’s what we’ll explore:

• How to uncover hidden thoughts or resentments that might be blocking closeness
• How gratitude journaling helps you fall back in love with the small things
• Why prayer journaling can transform your posture toward others
• And how to shift out of assumption and into truth when things feel tense or disconnected

Journaling Prompts:

Try asking yourself:

• “What am I believing about this person right now?”
• “What do I wish they understood?”
• “What emotion keeps bubbling up when I think about them?”
• Who have I overlooked in my gratitude lately? What’s one thing they did recently that I want to treasure?
• Who do I need to stop fixing… and start praying for instead?
• What story am I telling myself right now? And what do I actually know to be true?

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