“…I’m not quite sure how I got to this point.”

Hi, I'm Danielle, the founder of Uncommon Work. I'm a wife and a mom to nearly two children, and I collect indoor plants—though I've had to stop since I've run out of space. As I sit at my desk, I'm trying to write about my decision to start a stationery company aimed at helping people get closer to God. However, this is not where my company started, and I'm not quite sure how I got to this point.

I can tell you that I had an encounter with God a little over a year ago. While sitting in my car, I vented about how my life was far from the vision I had for it. I had spent three years working on a business that never launched, and my job at night left me exhausted and anxious during the day. On top of that, I was caring for a toddler who demanded more energy than I had available, which constantly triggered my mom guilt.

“God is going to take care of you.”

After venting, I returned to my job, and just before helping a client to bed, she turned to me and said, "God is going to take care of you." For context, we had never spoken about God before, and she had no idea about the conversation I thought I was having with myself. I was taken aback, but it dawned on me that God had heard me. And later that night, I remembered that God had been calling me to meet Him in the morning over the last few years.

Shortly after leaving work, I began my journey to discover how to prioritize my relationship with God. I asked myself how to stay consistent despite not being a morning person. How do I talk to God in a way that feels tangible? How could I track my prayers knowing when God has answered them? And how can I do all these things in a simple and beautiful way?

“…the best plans and versions of our lives emerge when we prioritize our relationship with God.”

I created the Uncommon Prayer Journal to answer those questions. And over the past year of meeting God in the morning, He has become the cure for my anxiety and a source of peace. I can't say everything goes how I want it to, but I feel at ease knowing God is in control.

I founded Uncommon Work four years ago, believing that we could plan our way into the life we desired. However, I now understand that the best plans and versions of our lives emerge when we prioritize our relationship with God. We want nothing more than to be a part of the journey. Welcome to the Uncommon Work.