Love Triumphs! Journaling With Jesus
I am convinced that His love will triumph over all life's troubles.
Romans 8:38
Love Triumphs! Journaling With Jesus
I am convinced that His love will triumph over all life's troubles.
Romans 8:38
Journaling With Jesus
Journaling With Jesus
Journaling With Jesus
Journaling With Jesus
For women who desire deeper intimacy with Jesus and want to develop the discipline to hear His voice. As our hearts connect with Him, we are transformed by His love.
Journaling With Jesus is available on ZOOM and in person.
The Sacred Gatherings
Journaling With Jesus
Journaling With Jesus
We get away, get together, and get close to God. The Sacred Gatherings are scheduled monthly and are a time of worship, fellowship, and prayer. Through Journaling With Jesus, you will connect more intimately with God and each other.
Meet Our Facilitator Team
Katie Gettmann
Katie Gettmann
Katie Gettmann
For most of my Christian walk, I felt distant from God.
Despite doing all the “good” Christian things and learning a lot about God, my reality was that I didn’t really know Him intimately, and I yearned to be closer to Him.
The in-congruency of my actual experiences and what the Scriptures taught caused me to feel fake and wonder if God is real. My faith was challenged.
Through Journaling with Jesus, I have found that God is more real, present, and good than I could have ever imagined!
He is alive and is moving in our lives.
I’ve grown in discerning His voice, developed intimacy, and received a deeper revelation of His love that has restored my heart in many ways.
He is teaching me the ease of making room for Him so I can experience His abiding love and abundant life in continually greater measure.
Today, I feel strong in my faith, and I experience a lot more peace, joy, and confidence in all of life because I know He is right there with me. I feel whole and free because His love and truth have overcome so many unwanted feelings and thoughts that bothered me.
Facilitating Journaling with Jesus is one of my greatest joys.
I treasure seeking His heart with other women who genuinely want to know Him more. Each week, His love works among us in remarkable ways.
Katie Gettmann
Iron Tribe
Monie Bardoul
Katie Gettmann
Katie Gettmann
"I have loved studying and learning about God and His Word and serving Him in many ways. Knowledge and teaching brought me so much joy, and wisdom was my hunger.
Yet despite knowing all the promises of God, because of the deep sins of my past, I could not bring myself to trust that true forgiveness was mine. I lived under an umbrella of shame that kept my heart from trusting God’s love and the love of those around me.
Through Journaling With Jesus, I’ve learned that knowledge about God alone does not transform the heart or thought patterns. Only Jesus can heal, and only through Him personally speaking into our hearts will we have healing, freedom, and restoration. I’ve learned to make space for Him and to value His voice above all others as I take EVERYTHING to Him-my cares, my feelings, my thoughts, my burdens.
Jesus has brought deep healing, which has transformed my heart to accept and trust His love for me, and in turn, I’m able to love myself and accept and trust the love of others.
Jesus is always kind, gentle, and loving. He never condemns or shames but desires that His children are healed and made whole.
What I love most about facilitating Journaling With Jesus is watching women experience hearing directly from Jesus themselves. The change in their countenance when they hear Him is like the sun shining through a cloudy day. He speaks intimately, personally, and tenderly with each person, even in a group setting, and when we share, we are all so encouraged by His abounding love and grace."
Monie Bardoul
Lula, GA & The Well
Barb Huff
Katie Gettmann
Alison Dunkley
While my faith was strong and my prayer life active, I found myself getting stuck in unhealthy emotional places. I did not know how to identify and process my feelings. Often, that left me open to believing the lies I heard in my mind and unable to counter them with the Gospel and its truths. I felt powerless at times.
I discovered in Journaling with Jesus that I can specifically name the emotions I’m dealing with and bring them directly to Jesus to see what He has to say about them.
I have learned to discern His voice, and it’s always one of comfort, love, and wisdom. I have learned my identity is secure in Him - and my feelings are safe and should be expressed to Him. His Word is a powerful tool to spur open conversation with Him. It’s beautiful to have a 2-way conversation with the Creator of the Universe, who is a tender, loving Friend.
I now seek to cast my cares on Him-to share those deep parts of my heart, place them in His capable hands, and leave them there. When I am still before Him, He gives me rest and fills me with His peace - which surpasses all human understanding. Knowing He’s for me and will never leave me has given me a deeper self-confidence and humility, allowing me to love others so much more freely. Jesus has given me the freedom to love more compassionately.
I love facilitating because I can share this same gift of freedom in Christ with women who are seeking greater peace and deeper understanding. It is so enjoyable to share the process, to have women dwell in a place where they hear answers to their questions, and then witness the revelation of how He’s touching them so very personally. It’s so fulfilling to share what Jesus is telling us individually.
It’s always beautiful.
Barb Huff
The Heartland
Alison Dunkley
Alison Dunkley
Alison Dunkley
I have walked with the Lord for many years but never understood what it was like to hear God's voice. I was taught how to have a daily quiet time, but I never knew or understood that I could hear His voice for myself. I would listen to people share what they heard from God and always felt I was missing out.
I found myself in a season where I was waiting on what the Lord had next for me and began reading books on how to hear God's voice. During this time, I was invited to Journaling with Jesus.
In Journaling With Jesus, I quickly discovered that Jesus desires to speak with me more than I want to hear from Him. I learned that He has the answers for every cry of my heart and when I seek Him by being still and listening He will speak to me.
I have learned to value His voice above all others. I've grown in discerning His voice and have learned to look for Him throughout the day because He is always speaking. I wake up expectant and excited to see how the Lord will show up each day.
Journaling with Jesus has equipped me to dial down and soak in His presence. I have learned more about my identity in Christ and experienced His kindness and grace in many areas of my life.
I've also truly embraced and accepted His love for me. My faith has grown in more ways than I can count and my walk with Jesus has become richer, more intimate, and more fulfilling than I could have imagined.
I've also learned to point others to Jesus instead of giving advice or speaking about their circumstances.
Facilitating Journaling with Jesus has been such a blessing. Through the process, each person hears from Jesus, allowing them to walk deeper with Him. It's exciting to hear what Jesus speaks to each heart, as we are all blessed when others share about what they experience through their private journaling time with Him. It's always a sweet and sacred time, and I love witnessing how personal He is with each of His children.
Alison Dunkley
The Well
Jen Prosser
Alison Dunkley
Alicia Korich
My relationship with Jesus had been strong but ritualistic.
If I did all the things: Go to church, meditate, pray, and journal, then Jesus would love me and be happy with me.
If I didn’t, He would be disappointed with me, not hear me or bless me.
I have encountered just the opposite with Journaling with Jesus. He loves me no matter what I do, longs to have conversations with me, and blesses my identity no matter what I have done.
I discovered He cares about me and all my emotions, especially the hard, raw ones. I can have sweet, intimate time with Him even in my most imperfect moments.
Jesus is kind, gentle, loving, and compassionate towards me. He loves me like no other!
My life has been forever changed. He has healed deep-seated trauma and restored my life with his love and the truth about who I truly am in Him.
In the midst of the chaos of life and unresolved emotion, I have learned to rest in His presence, and He meets me right where I am.
His voice is the loudest. His voice speaks the truth about me and my circumstances.
Facilitating Journaling with Jesus has been such a blessing. What a beautiful experience to watch women experience the love of Jesus and hear how He has met them in the depths of their hearts.
Jen Prosser
The Well
Alicia Korich
Alison Dunkley
Alicia Korich
I accepted Christ as my Savior in college, but I never felt close to Him or even understood what a personal relationship with Him looked like.
I attended Bible Studies and church and tried to learn as much as I could about the Bible. I joined a church after graduation and continued to learn what I needed to do to be a Christian, but I was never led to approach Jesus with my concerns and fears. I was searching, yet I always felt like I was missing something.
I was introduced to Journaling with Jesus during a very dark time in my life, and it became my lifeline to feeling close to Jesus.
I discovered that no matter my circumstances or behavior, Jesus loves me. He defines me, not the people around me. I can find my identity in Him. I can call to Him anytime, and He will answer. He is always there, and I have often experienced His presence in surrounding and protecting me.
I have learned that the voices of this world are loud, and He is soft. I have to listen closely to hear Him.
I have learned to approach Jesus in any circumstance, at any time, and often all day. I now recognize that strong feelings indicate something is off, and I take them to Jesus. I can cast my cares to Him, and He will take them away and give me peace.
Leading a group of 9th and 10th-grade girls through Daughters of the King was such a powerful experience. Jesus moved through the room and touched every one of the girls, even the ones who didn’t want to be there. He had such an impact that everyone left smiling and laughing. Hearts received healing that day, and witnessing Christ’s work in person was such a blessing.
Alicia Korich
Daughters of the King
Nicole Johns
Rebecca Cerasani
Rebecca Cerasani
Before Journal with Jesus, I was not as confident and affirmed in God’s love as I am now. I knew He loved me, but I struggled to see myself as Jesus does.
Through my time in Journal with Jesus, I have honed into how Jesus speaks to me. His voice and words are so loving, kind, encouraging, healing, and inviting.
Although I am still growing, I have become much more confident in God’s ever-abiding love for me as His child.
I have truly begun to receive and rest in how He sees me, knows me, and chose me. I am His beautiful creation.
I am so in love with Jesus!
Thinking about Him ... just makes me smile.
My eyes have changed.
I see myself and others with so much love and compassion. He loves us, y’all, and it is so so good!
His Love Brings Freedom ...
I enjoy getting the opportunity to see Jesus love on other women as a facilitator.
No matter the day or hour, Jesus always shows up and meets each of us in a very special way.
His care for us is so personal, intimate, and transformational. The transformation is Beautiful.
I am honored for the opportunity to journey as a facilitator.
Nicole Johns
The Well
Rebecca Cerasani
Rebecca Cerasani
Rebecca Cerasani
I encountered Journaling With Jesus for the first time during a season of anxiety and depression.
I appreciated the "lift" I received from JWJ on Tuesday nights, so I continued to attend.
On especially dark days, I thought, "What's the worst that could happen?
I leave feeling loved."
Something shifted in me when the JWJ sessions became less about the encouragement and teaching of others, and I began hearing God's voice.
He was talking to ME.
He wanted to have a conversation with ME. He knew the words that I desperately needed to hear and gently set them into my heart. I discovered intimacy that I had never known before. The kind I would keep coming back to again and again.
Over the past few years, God has given me insight into almost every personal relationship in my life.
Every week, His Words shift my perspective of my identity, worth, and purpose.
I love everything about JWJ.
But what means most to me is the intentional space and time to slow down and communicate with the Creator of the Universe about anything and everything.
He is amazing, and getting to know Him on a personal level is such a gift.
When facilitating a Journaling with Jesus zoom call, I love having the opportunity to share with others this beautiful process that has helped me to hear God's voice.
Rebecca Cerasani
On ZOOM
What Women Say ...
I discovered friendship and enjoy fellowship with mature Christian women and draw closer to God ...
I discovered friendship and enjoy fellowship with mature Christian women and draw closer to God ...
I discovered friendship and enjoy fellowship with mature Christian women and draw closer to God ...
Love Triumphs! came into my life at a time when I was lonely and confused and feeling let down by the closest people in my life.
In Journaling With Jesus, I discovered friendship and fellowship with mature Christian women and an opportunity to draw nearer to the Lord. I appreciate how Mary Ann opens her heart and offers love, time and dedication to any woman seeking closer relationship with the Lord.
Hala Hannoush - Georgia
Fervent Believer
Journaling With Jesus is a sacred space of intimacy with Jesus ...
I discovered friendship and enjoy fellowship with mature Christian women and draw closer to God ...
I discovered friendship and enjoy fellowship with mature Christian women and draw closer to God ...
Journaling With Jesus is a sacred space of intimacy with Jesus. He meets us every time as we read His word and present our questions to Him! He answers our questions and pours out His love over us. My favorite time of the week is joining Journaling With Jesus with Mary Ann and the sisters in Christ who open their hearts to hear from and receive the loving kindness of our Savior every single time! His presence and goodness fill the room! We always receive encouragement, blessings, and healing through His word, His voice, and His love! This is a beautiful and tangible way to nourish your soul!
Tonya Cohen - Georgia
Founder, The Well
So many people are being impacted in Journaling With Jesus ...
I discovered friendship and enjoy fellowship with mature Christian women and draw closer to God ...
So many people are being impacted in Journaling With Jesus ...
I’m so grateful for all that you are blessing Mary Ann Otley for the courage to share her testimony with the world. So many people are being impacted in Journaling With Jesus and are brought closer to you Father God.
Val Lapicollo - Georgia
God's servant, Wife & Mother
God Answer My Prayers ...
I have experienced deep life changing breakthroughs in Journaling With Jesus ...
So many people are being impacted in Journaling With Jesus ...
It has been a delight and pleasure being under Mary Ann’s Love Triumphs ministry. In Journaling With Jesus, I learned how to hear and connect with God in a whole new way. Most of all, I’ve had the opportunity to see God speak my thoughts and answer my prayers for others without me having to open my mouth. I am so grateful for the space Mary Ann has created for women to connect with and hear from God in the most amazing way.
Shanta Crichlow
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Campus Director
God Speaks to Us Clearly ...
I have experienced deep life changing breakthroughs in Journaling With Jesus ...
I have experienced deep life changing breakthroughs in Journaling With Jesus ...
You know how when you talk with God sometimes, you’re not sure you’re really listening to Him or making it up in your mind? Well, that doesn’t happen when we come together. In Journaling With Jesus, God speaks to us so clearly. He confirms what He is talking to you through what He tells someone else, or sometimes He gives each of us a part of a puzzle that makes sense when all the pieces come together. It’s simply amazing! It’s wonderful how He can bring a group of ladies from different States and Countries as one, before Him, and draw us close to His heart to whisper to us the sweetest revelations that bring us identity, guidance, love, peace, and joy, among other things. I feel like I’ve known these beautiful ladies for years, and we’ve never even been in the same room once.
Ana Regina Toledo - Media Correspondent
Guatemala
I have experienced deep life changing breakthroughs in Journaling With Jesus ...
I have experienced deep life changing breakthroughs in Journaling With Jesus ...
I have experienced deep life changing breakthroughs in Journaling With Jesus ...
Our time together in Journaling With Jesus was a true lifeline during the months of quarantine and has since become my “safe place”.
There is no judging, no impatience with each other’s stories or needs—only true Godly love as He ministers to us through each other’s stories and lives. I have experienced life changing breakthroughs in Journaling With Jesus - freedom from guilt and shame, unconditional love, and divine revelation through the Holy Spirit's intervention. We laugh and cry together, we encourage each other.
Kathryn Guthrie - Alabama
Founder Reclaimed
Love Triumps has had a HUGE impact on my life ... I am a better wife, parent, friend, and mentor.
Love Triumps has had a HUGE impact on my life ... I am a better wife, parent, friend, and mentor.
Love Triumps has had a HUGE impact on my life ... I am a better wife, parent, friend, and mentor.
Love Triumps has had a HUGE impact on my life. During COVID-19, when we were in such turmoil, Mary Ann Otley started Zoom prayer rooms where we took our worries and troubles to Jesus. And. That. Made. All. The. Difference!
It has made me a better wife, parent, friend and mentor. We finally met in person in October 2020 and regularly continue to meet. The ministry has expanded to Journaling with Jesus and The Gatherings at her house, and they are now some of my dearest friends!
A bonus is it has brought a community around my mom in such an incredible way that words cannot describe it! This community of prayer warriors loves her, which means the world to me! Now, even my mom leads others in Journaling With Jesus to bring our deep cares to Jesus. Journaling with Jesus is currently being done with the sweet ladies that I work with who have been trafficked and sexually exploited, and that is like gold! What a treasure to my soul and theirs!
It has been a place to be real, to be vulnerable, and to find God’s healing for my deepest troubles. More significant than any perspective, it has connected me to Jesus to get HIS perspective on my troubles, which has made all the difference. It has confirmed my true identity as God’s daughter, and now I hear that over any lies that bring shame.
Thank you, Mary Ann Otley, for using your pain to bring so, so, so many to encounter Jesus!
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Mary Ann's testimony is inspiring and helps audiences draw closer to God and experience His love.
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Trauma - Truth - Triumph
Read Mary Ann's Story
Love Triumphs! is a story of healing and redemption. It chronicles Mary Ann's journey from trauma to truth to triumph. If you have experienced abuse or know someone who has, you will find hope, encouragement, and insight into how to move forward in your healing journey.
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Love Triumphs! is a community of women who live, laugh, and love together in the light of God's promises. We are all ages and backgrounds and bound together in our desire to grow in freedom and fully live God's purpose for our lives.
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About Love Triumphs!
Why Love Triumphs!
Why Love Triumphs!
Why Love Triumphs!
Love Triumphs! is a Global Ministry
It is common for women from all walks of life to experience trauma. Whether it be physical, emotional, or sexual abuse, the wounds cut deep.
You are Not Alone!
We are often under immense pressure to appear perfect, and our response is to internalize the pain, keep it private, and stuff it down. We carry th
Love Triumphs! is a Global Ministry
It is common for women from all walks of life to experience trauma. Whether it be physical, emotional, or sexual abuse, the wounds cut deep.
You are Not Alone!
We are often under immense pressure to appear perfect, and our response is to internalize the pain, keep it private, and stuff it down. We carry those burdens without a safe place or way to relate them.
Every Woman is Unique
Each person has a unique life story that includes pain, rejection, and disappointment. It can be difficult to be free from the painful and toxic emotions attached to those negative experiences.
You Can Have More Joy
Living in fear, shame, discouragement, and guilt causes us to miss the joy-filled life God promises us. That was never God’s intention for you or me.
We Guide Women to Greater Freedom
Love Triumphs! guides women to connect more closely to God, hear His voice, and be transformed by His love. God promises that when we draw near to Him, He draws near to us. His love is what triumphs over every obstacle in our lives. God’s love is what Love Triumphs seeks for each woman in our community and fuels our ability to love, forgive, overcome negative thoughts and emotions, embrace joy, and be free.
Join us and step onto a path to greater freedom in your life.
Mary Ann's Story
Why Love Triumphs!
Why Love Triumphs!
Like so many women, I experienced the humiliation and shame of being sexually abused as a child. I coped by internalizing the pain and tried to create my own happiness for decades.
I lost my bearings as I sought to be accepted by people who could not fill my heart's void. I felt like a pinball in a pinball machine bouncing from one crisis
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Like so many women, I experienced the humiliation and shame of being sexually abused as a child. I coped by internalizing the pain and tried to create my own happiness for decades.
I lost my bearings as I sought to be accepted by people who could not fill my heart's void. I felt like a pinball in a pinball machine bouncing from one crisis
to the next, experiencing one disappointment after another.
The anguish I had experienced for decades began to be relieved as I found the answers to three questions:
"What is Real?"
"What is Important?
"What's the Truth?"
I discovered the pathway to healing from a place I least expected it. And I found that pure love really does exist, healing can happen, and freedom is within our grasp.
God is Real!
People are Important!
Jesus is the Truth!
Just as I was led along this healing path, my mission through Love Triumphs is to
guide other women along their path of healing and freedom.
To learn more, read my story, Love Triumphs! Rescued from the Deep Wounds and Dark Secrets of Childhood Sexual Abuse.
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