When God Redefines Your Calling: A Journey From Handmade Hope to Hope Mail Ministries
When the Holy Spirit closes one chapter and writes an even more beautiful one.
God took what I thought was perfect and made it into something equally perfect, if not more beautiful.
With the help of the Holy Spirit, I created a handmade journal and stationery-making business called Handmade Hope at the end of 2019. Over the next 5 years, I ran the shop, opening and closing it multiple times as I felt the Holy Spirit leading me. That’s when, in August of 2024, I became severely ill and had to close my shop when it was the most successful it had ever been, and while I thought I would just pick it back up when I got better, God had other plans.
First, I never really got better. So the idea of restarting when I got better kind of went out the window. Second, the Holy Spirit made it clear to me time and time again that God wanted me to lay down handmade hope indefinitely. Maybe He would allow me to pick it back up someday and maybe he wouldn’t but all I knew was He wanted my hands off of it. That was incredibly hard for me. And I tried to restart Handmade Hope on my own many times out of disobedience but each time just before hitting live, the Holy Spirit would check me and I would obey once more.
It wasn’t until I fully let go of handmade hope that God blessed me with a new ministry and a renewed way to channel handmade hope. Hope Mail Ministries! Instead of hand-making journals for my business, I’ll be hand-making journals for faith-based care packages that my mom and I will be putting together each month to give to individuals who struggle with mental or chronic illnesses! Our heart behind HMM is to remind weary souls that they are seen, loved, and never alone. I’m excited to be able to handmake journals again, slowly as my health permits (as we will only be sending out 1-3 care packages per month). God knew this was what I needed, and he gave me the idea when he knew I’d be ready for it.
HMM started officially this month (January 2026) and it’s already been such a blessing. Right now we are sending out packages based on the leading of the Holy Spirit, and then we will open a Google form for you to fill out to request a care package for yourself or someone you know!