OUR STORY

Encouragement for the In-Between

I'm Jennifer, artist and creator of StudioJRU.

I create notes and artwork that speak to the real, unfinished parts of life— the days when words fall short but presence still matters. The seasons that don’t wrap up neatly. The quiet moments where love shows up in steady, meaningful ways.

My work is grounded in personal experience and a deep belief in encouragement that outlasts the occasion. Some days the words are light. Some days they sit in the hard. All are created to say: you’re not alone, and neither are the people you love.

Because encouragement doesn’t have to be soft to be sacred. It just has to be true.

Were This All Began

Very early in our marriage, everything changed.

My husband suffered a massive brain aneurysm, followed by brain surgery… and then, a stroke. At the time, we thought we’d recover and eventually return to “normal.” He had just retired from the military, and we expected that would be our life. But instead of moving on, we began a life we hadn’t planned for—one shaped by brain injury, lifelong complications, and an entirely different rhythm of living.

I believed that if we could just get through it, we’d land on the other side and call it the past. But healing didn’t come in a neat arc. It came in layers. Some things never went away.

Later, I was diagnosed with autoimmune diseases—adding a quiet, daily challenge to my own life. And more recently, after years of unexplained symptoms, countless ER visits, and specialist appointments, my husband was diagnosed with pancreatic disease. I remember thinking… he’s already been through so much. *We’ve already been through so much.* And yet, here we are—still walking through the hard.

There was no “after.” No pretty bow. No chapter break that told us we were done with the difficult.

And for a long time, I waited for that moment. I kept hoping for the turning point, the clean ending, the chance to move on. But I’ve learned that chronic conditions, deep grief, and long stretches of uncertainty don’t always end. They become part of your daily existence. And you learn to live, *really live,* inside of that.

Through all of it, I kept reaching for one thing: small reminders that we were not forgotten. That we weren’t alone. And when someone sent a note—just a sentence or two—it stayed with me. I would reread it on the hardest days, whisper the words again when I needed them most.

I’ve often wished I could do that for every person in a hard place. To show up, to say “you are seen,” to leave them with something they could hold onto. This subscription is the closest I can come to that.

Noteables were born out of that longing—to help you show up for the people in your life who are hurting, or simply holding on. To put your love into words, even when you don’t know what to say. To help more people feel seen, supported, and not alone.

Some notes are meant to send. Some to hold onto. All created with the intention to remind someone—maybe even you—that they’re still being carried.

Thank you for being here. Whether you're in the thick of it or quietly holding space for someone who is— I'm grateful to create for you. ❤️