Maya Ellison

Maya writes about prayer and the everyday habits that make faith feel steady instead of overwhelming. She is drawn to quiet-morning routines, honest questions, and scripture that meets people right where they are. Most of her pieces start from one simple idea: you do not need the perfect words to begin.

Maya grew up in a noisy household of five, where she learned early that the only quiet she could count on was the hour before everyone else woke up. She studied English, waited a lot of tables, and spent her twenties helping lead a 6am prayer group in the back room of a neighborhood coffee shop. She started writing when a friend asked her to send 'that thing you always say about starting small,' and she has been writing about prayer and daily habits for close to a decade since. She is convinced that faith is mostly built on ordinary Tuesdays.

Writes from a small apartment in Portland, Oregon, usually before sunrise.