Author name: N. Grace James

Nova Grace James is a writer, poet, and lifelong member of the church whose work explores faith, family, and renewal. At Groundwork Daily, she draws from scripture and lived experience to show how devotion becomes daily practice. Her Today’s Revival and Wisdom Wednesday series trace the steady work of restoration—how prayer, patience, and truth rebuild the spirit and the home alike.

newly emancipated families walking uncertain road after Civil War freedom and hunger
Journal

Freedom and Famine

Emancipation promised freedom, but many newly freed families faced hunger, uncertainty, and landlessness. A reflection on what freedom meant when survival still depended on work, land, and economic security.

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