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Rooted & Renewed

For the parent
at the window.

Honest conversations about faith, waiting, and what God does in us while we hope for what we cannot control.

"He restores my soul." — Psalm 23:3

Merilu Hill

"Nobody tells you what to do with your hands when your child stops calling."

This wasn't the story
I planned.

Several years ago, I found myself walking through something I never expected as a parent. A child I deeply love chose distance from our family. What began as difficult conversations eventually became silence.

Like many of you, my first instinct was to fix it. I replayed conversations. I searched for answers. I questioned my decisions. I carried a weight of grief I didn't know how to put into words.

I wanted restoration. I wanted reconciliation. I wanted the relationship back.

But over time, God began showing me something I wasn't looking for.

Before He restored a relationship — He wanted to restore my heart.

This is the space where I share what that journey has looked like. The honest parts. The hard parts. The parts where God showed up in ways I didn't expect and wouldn't have chosen — but can't imagine having missed.

If you're a parent in the waiting, you belong here.

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"Before He restored a relationship — He wanted to restore my heart."
— Merilu Hill

This study is not a formula for getting your prodigal back. It is an invitation to bring your whole heart before God — to stop performing strength when you are tired — and to let Him restore what has been worn down by waiting.

Restoration

A 12-Week Study for the Parent in Waiting

This study was born from a season of waiting. It is designed for the parent who is left — the one at the window — and built on one conviction: the work God wants to do in you while you wait is not a consolation prize. It is the thing itself.

Each week includes video teaching, daily study questions, commentary, and a creative reflection day. Move at whatever pace allows you to be honest rather than efficient.

12 Weeks · Daily Questions · Video Teaching

Restoration

June · July · August

1
Honest Before GodPsalm 51
2
God Sees You HereGenesis 16
3
The Gift of LamentLamentations 3
4
The Father Who RunsLuke 15
5
I Will RestoreIsaiah 61 · Joel 2
6
Relentless LoveHosea 2 · Romans 8
7
Valley of Dry BonesEzekiel 37
8
From Mourning to DancingPsalm 30 · Psalm 23
9
Renew Your MindRomans 12 · Philippians 4
10
Walk DifferentlyEphesians 4 · Galatians 5
11
Who You AreEphesians 1 · 1 John 3
12
FlourishingJohn 15 · Psalm 92
"God is not finished restoring you."
— Restoration, A 12-Week Study

Rooted & Renewed

Honest conversations about faith, growth, healing, and learning to walk with God in real life. Not polished. Not performative. Just real talk about what it looks like to follow Jesus when things are hard.

New episodes regularly. Find it wherever you listen to podcasts.

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Rooted & Renewed

with Merilu Hill — faith, growth, and real conversations about walking with God

Merilu Hill

Writer. Podcast Host.
Mother. In the waiting.

Merilu Hill is a writer, podcast host, Bible study leader, wife, and mother of four. She is the host of Rooted & Renewed, where she shares honest conversations about faith, growth, healing, and learning to walk with God in real life.

Her writing is shaped by Scripture, lived experience, and a deep belief that God does some of His most tender work in hidden places.

She lives in Beaver, Pennsylvania, with her husband and family.

Writer & Bible Study Author
Host of Rooted & Renewed Podcast
Wife & Mother of Four
Beaver, Pennsylvania