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Sometimes We Need to See Differently (like these high school students did)
Sometimes appreciation only comes when we choose to see differently. Although my daughter is 18 years old, she speaks with the aid of an iPad. Rachel cannot tie her own shoes or completely dress herself. She has been diagnosed with significant intellectual and physical disabilities. There are many things Rachel cannot do without assistance. Yet, my daughter is…
When Serving Is a Chore Instead of a Delight
How often do I agree to do something for someone and then walk away muttering about it? How often do you? Our exchange wasn’t that different from the many my husband and I have each day. Yet for some reason, this one caught my attention. Drifting back to my desk, I reflected on what was bugging…
How To Find Beauty in Your Broken World
Brokenness just keeps coming, doesn’t it? Listen to the news. Walk into a school classroom and observe the kids. Get out of bed for another day. Brokenness is present in the way we speak, how we act, and what we think. It’s seen in technology failures, bombings, and the hurling of insults, and the prevalence of…
You Are Seen and You Are Needed (pass it on)
Although she assured me she liked it in the home in which she now resided, I could see it. I saw it in the way tears welled up as we visited. I saw it in her far away look as she talked about the past. This dear old friend grieved the passing of the years. She missed…
Everyday Praise Book Release Day! (What Success Looks Like)
It’s book release day! If you haven’t heard yet, today I launched my first book into the big, wide world. It’s a small, image-rich devotional called Everyday Praise: Walking in Greater Peace. I Didn’t Want To Self-Publish Can I be honest here? It was a grueling process to get to this point. Feeling a nudge from…
How To Find the Best Plan for Your Life
Whether He’s asking us to act or to wait, God always has the best plan for our lives. Sometimes God Asks Us to Act It came unbidden: a request I didn’t want to follow. Yet, I couldn’t deny the Holy Spirit’s prompts to turn around, to face the weeping lady behind me and comfort her. …
The Only Sure Place to Anchor Your Heart
Too many of us tether our heart to the wrong thing. Unhealthy Attachments I’ve always been deeply attached to the farm I grew up on in northeast Iowa. I loved the peaceful countryside checkered with timber, cropland, and pastures. I love the memories of sledding the steep hill behind the house, wandering under the shadow of majestic oaks,…
God’s Answer to Life’s Messes (it may catch you off guard)
There’s still time to join the launch team for upcoming release, Everyday Praise: Walking in Greater Peace! This short image-based devotional expounds on the power of praise and encourages praise as a daily habit. Click here to join my team! I spent a roller coaster day preparing the sign up for my Everyday Praise devotional launch team. A myriad of tech issues struck,…
Join the Launch Team for my Everyday Praise devotional!
Sorry, my launch team registration is now closed. However, I’d like to invite you to download a free 5-devotion preview of Everyday Praise. Click here to go to my book page and enjoy! Would you join my book launch team? I’ve wanted to write a book from many years now. I never dreamed that book would…
4 Life Lessons God Is Teaching Me During My First Book Launch
Can you believe it? My first book will release Monday September 12! The book launch for Everyday Praise: Walking in Greater Peace is only 2 weeks away. Yikes! I can promise one thing: I won’t be ready. No, really! No matter how much midnight oil I burn or how many items I check off my to-do…
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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