Hi, I'm Jacqueline
I’m a wife, a mom, a grandma – and a woman who’s spent most of her life learning how to live fully with chronic illness.
I created Love Through It All as a space for stories that are raw, real, and rooted in hope. I’ve lived with Crohn’s disease since I was 15 years old. I’ve had life-saving surgery, an ostomy, and more hospital stays than I can count. I know what it’s like to feel broken – physically, emotionally, and spiritually – and to still wake up and try again the next day.
But this blog isn’t just about illness.
It’s about marriage. It’s about resilience. It’s about loss and grief. It’s about learning how to hold onto yourself even as life pulls you in directions you never asked for.
Why I Started This Blog (And Wrote the Book)
For years, people encouraged me to write my story. I always said I would – someday. It wasn’t until my doctors reminded me how far I’ve come and how much my story could help others that I finally said yes.
That “someday” became Love Through It All, and the memoir I’m writing:
Pieces of Me: Surviving chronic illness – and everything that came with it
This blog gives you a front-row seat to the journey – both behind the book and beyond it. Whether you’re facing your own health challenges or loving someone who is, I hope you’ll find comfort, perspective, and community here.
What You'll Find Here
Love Through It All is for anyone trying to piece their life back together.
- Living with chronic illness or invisible symptoms
- Caring for a partner, child, or parent who’s hurting
- Grieving a life you didn’t choose
- Trying to stay connected in your marriage through pain, loss, or major change
- Reflections on life, faith, and identity
- Marriage stories (the real kind -not the “perfect couple” kind
- Behind-the-scenes glimpses into my upcoming memoir
- Honest thoughts on health, healing, and starting over
A Few Things You Might Not Know About Me
- I live in Minnesota with my incredibly supportive husband, Nathan (he’s my rock).
- I’m a mom to two amazing boys, who you will hear about in my book as well as in my blog posts.
- I’m a grandma to the sweetest little girl – and yes, you’ll hear about her here sometimes.
- I’m also a web developer by trade – so yes, I built this site myself.
- My favorite place to write is wherever there’s fresh air, comfy chairs, and coffee within reach.
