Life Has Been Asking Different Things of Me
Maybe that’s what faith really looks like. Not knowing exactly where the river leads, but believing it’s okay to enjoy the journey anyway.
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Does Anyone Actually Know What They’re Doing?
Why the people we seek for directions may be navigating a different landscape entirely Article also featured on Substack Does Anyone Actually Know What They’re Doing? This morning, during my usual morning reflection on life with my online friend, I found myself talking about how lost I feel right now. It is a feeling I…
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When Your Heart Still Loves People But Your Nervous System Doesn’t Trust Them
What happens when a life spent caregiving leaves your nervous system craving distance instead of connection. This article is also featured on Substack There is a strange kind of grief that comes from still loving people while no longer feeling emotionally safe around them. Lately, I have noticed how much I pull away from connection….
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Where The Old World Ends
A poem about standing between the familiar past and the unknown future Also Featured On Substack & Medium Wendi Kehn/Hellbloom Haven Mar 10, 2026 Where the Old World Ends There comes a quiet place in lifewhere something shifts within,a trembling line you cannot seewhere the old world slowly ends. You look behind at who you…
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Borrowed Light- A Poem by Wendi Kehn
A reflection on parenthood, time, and the story behind it Also Featured on Substack & Medium Wendi Kehn/Hellbloom Haven Feb 16, 2026 Borrowed Light Children are not ours to keep,though fiercely we may try.They enter small, with open hands,and eyes that hold the sky. They come like gifts we did not earn,like grace we didn’t…
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A Season of Shedding
Illness, rest, and the quiet growth that comes from honoring life’s pauses Also Featured on Substack & Medium Wendi Kehn/Hellbloom Haven Feb 12, 2026 A Season of Shedding Hello lovely souls,It’s been about three weeks since I’ve shared anything here, and it feels really good to be back, and I am truly so grateful to…
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When the Story Shifts: Seeing Childhood Through Adult Eyes
How growing up reveals the cracks in the memories we were told to believe Wendi Kehn/Hellbloom Haven (Also featured on Substack & Medium) Dec 22, 2025 Section 1: When the Memory Shifts I was brushing my daughter’s hair when the memory came back. My daughter sat in front of me, humming softly, swaying a little…
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The Art of Starting Over: ADHD, Hobbies, and Finding Myself Again and Again
Reframing hobby-jumping not as failure, but as a cycle of curiosity, nervous system healing, and self-discovery. Wendi Kehn/Hellbloom Haven (Also featured on Substack & Medium) Jan 02, 2026 Section 1: The Cycle of Starting (and Stopping) Who in the imaginary crowd has spent buttloads of money on a new hobby or interest only to give…
