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A Surprising Suggestion for When You Are Unable To Move Forward in an Area
Sometimes to move forward you must step back, occasionally even step aside. Paralyzed You may have noticed I’ve been rather quiet on this blog for a while now. It’s not that I don’t want to encourage you. In fact it has nothing to do with you and everything to do with me. I’ve been paralyzed…
Tears Water the Soil of Our Hearts
A natural crier, I often wish I could stop up the tears that seem to come so easily. Yet maybe it’s the tears we shed that water our parched hearts, preparing them to receive the seeds of growth God plants. Nineteen Years of Crying It seems I’ve been crying since the day my girl was…
Hope for When You’re in a Hard Place
Many of the hardest things in life prove to be the most valuable. It’s Hard! I once thought parenting would be easy. It’s not. Lately I’ve been thinking about how truly inadequate I feel for this job, even after nearly 23 years. I thought it’d get easier. And in some ways it has. Yet in other…
The Constant to Cling To When Facing Seasons of Change
It can be difficult to move on in the midst of life changes, but God’s a constant we can all count on. In Iowa we have a saying about the weather: If you don’t like it, just wait a minute, it’ll change. That’s the way I feel about my life recently. Facing a Whirlwind of Change Over…
What To Remember When Life Grows Complicated
I whispered it to my husband in the quiet of the night. A feeling that’s been haunting me for much of this year, growing stronger in recent weeks. “Life seems so complicated right now.” How I long for simpler days. Carefree days of exploring woodlands and floating rivers. Hours free to get lost in a…
What Faith in God Brings To My Life (and can bring to yours)
In the hard parts of my days, I often find myself saying, “I don’t know how people do it without faith in God.” But what do I really mean by that? What does faith in a living, breathing, almighty Creator who established a relationship with His creation through the suffering and death of His only Son…
Walk in the Blessings of a Godly Marriage #wifestylin (book review and giveaway)
If you are in an abusive marriage, please seek professional help! “Wives, submit to your own husbands as to the Lord,” (Ephesians 5:22). Wait, don’t click away! This is a beautiful invitation from God, not the horrible demand some women fear it to be. You’ll feel better after you read God’s charge to husbands a few short verses…
How To Best Support One Another (be honest)
“I’ve always thought you had it all together.” My incredulous look followed her into the sanctuary. Me? Having it all together? I’m the one who forgot her son at church … not once, but two Sundays in a row. I’m the one who also forgot said son at daycare. I’m the girl who arrives minutes late…
Be Comforted in Your Pain (you are never alone)
“Don’t let them hurt me!” My young son’s words broke my heart. Although his immunizations were necessary, it wasn’t easy to listen to his cries. Through my nearly 23 years of parenting, I’ve found myself in the doctor’s office countless times with my children. Sometimes the visits have been pleasant, other times not so much.…
Why I Count Blessings (remembering His love)
Why is it so hard to walk in God’s love for us? Instead we give into fear and desperation. What believer (or even nonbeliever) hasn’t heard it … God loves you? We all have. It’s often the first thing you will hear or read when introduced to the world of Christianity. Because it’s a core truth. God does love you!…
Hello, I'm Julie, an imperfect wife and mother of four. Life in this broken world is not always easy. Yet, joy can be found in each day through the grace and mercy of the Lord Jesus Christ.
I find it's easy for our day's blessings to get lost in its happenings. But God's "mercies never end" (Lamentations 3:22) and His "grace is sufficient" (2 Corinthians 12:9).
May the posts and pages on this site offer you a measure of peace and encouragement.
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