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Be My All, Lord! (He Is Enough)
Some mornings, I don’t have what it takes for the day, but the Lord does, and He promises to be enough for me and you, to be our all. Light of Day Early mornings often bring me peace. As dawn ushers in a new day, the light begins to push away the dark: the promise…
Chase Glimmers of Heaven When Life Becomes Less Than
Chasing glimmers of heaven can help us cope when life becomes less than we want. Life hurts. We want to feel better, to make things better. So we attempt to do just that—on our own, through our own understanding and strength. By chasing the grander things. We Tend to Chase the Grand Things Oh how…
Act Brave Even If You Don’t Yet Feel It
Sometimes it’s necessary to move out of our comfort zone, to step out in faith before we’re ready. Often it’s best to act brave even if we don’t yet feel it, trusting God to be brave for us. A Quest My mind becomes foggy when I get nervous. As I drove through Indiana, the fog…
Get Out of Your Own Way (Make Space for God)
When it comes to connecting with God, even good things can be obstacles. We have to get out of our own way and make space to cultivate our relationship with the Lord. My repeated request of God is simple: Tell me what to do. Guide me. I’ll follow. Yet I fill some of my days…
Don’t Wait to Pray Until All Else Fails; Pray First
We often overlook the power of prayer. Too many of us pray when we don’t know what else to do. But by waiting, we ignore the weapon that can have the biggest impact on the outcome of the battle. I laid awake, willing my mind to turn off. Blinking away the tears that threatened, I…
Five Truths to Hold Onto When Life Doesn’t Seem Fair
Holding onto biblical truths when life gets hard won’t make the suffering go away, but it can soften its hardest edges and bolster hope. Two decades ago my dreams were shattered when my first baby slipped away as a preborn in the first trimester. My heart broke, and the world went dark for a season.…
A Desire To Walk By Faith, Not By Feelings (a prayer)
I desire to walk by faith, not by feelings. But, oh my, how hard that is! It’s especially difficult in the middle of those extended seasons we all want to avoid. And so I pray. Walk By Faith — a Prayer Lord, I don’t have all the answers to life and suffering and Your ways.…
A Secret of Suffering That Provides Hope Amid the Hardship
Sometimes the pain of this life becomes stifling. We wonder if we’ll ever rise above it. But there’s a secret of suffering that provides us hope amid the hardship. The stories kept coming. One after the other, people shared anguished words of hard circumstances. A continued fight to survive after a multiyear-long battle with a…
There Are Blessings in the Wait (it even led to signing with a literary agent)
Although anything but easy, wait time is some of our most important time. “But everyone else has one!” Our son tried this angle before. He didn’t want to wait to get a cell phone until he was driving. So he begged, he negotiated, he whined…anything to make his wishes come true sooner. I do the…
It’s Not Fair! (maybe that’s the greatest blessing of all)
When life doesn’t seem fair, it may be because it truly isn’t—and that might be the greatest blessing of all. Not Fair “It’s not fair,” I muttered as I walked past my husband, his feet up as he continued reading his book. I filled the water bottle for my daughter and glanced at him, my…
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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