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When Success Seems Elusive
Success can be hard to find when we think it needs to look a certain way. As I entered the room, the nervous fluttering in my stomach increased although I knew I had a good plan. I felt secure in what I had to offer. I came to my first writer’s conference with a thorough…
In the Wake of Pregnancy/Infant Loss, Hope Still Shines Bright
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. This is a loss that can easily be overlooked, especially when the baby dies early in pregnancy. Yet we need to acknowledge the grief and pain parents’ experience. The emptiness and heartache are real. But so is hope. Several of my loved ones and dear friends have lost…
As Christians, We Should Be Different
Are Christians distinct from nonbelievers in the way we live? In Mark 1:17, Jesus invites Simon Peter and Andrew to “Follow Me.” It’s our invitation as well. And when we accept that invitation and become His followers, we are saying we want to live as He lived, to take on His values, to serve Him…
Experience the Joy and Peace of Prayer (even when you don’t know what to say or how to say it)
Prayer is a critical practice in a Christian’s life, an effective and powerful means of engaging with our Creator. When we don’t know what Rachel is trying to say, we ask her to use her “device.” It’s an iPad that has special communication software installed on it. She shies away from using it, but it’s…
Where Have You Placed Your Confidence?
The Christian life is not a “pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps” kind of life. It’s a submit and surrender life of trust, where we place our confidence in our Lord. It’s a life where we acknowledge we are too weak to make it on our own, only to receive the divine strength to do it. This goes against my…
Why It’s Okay to Feel Ill-Equipped for This Season of Your Life
Not many of us feel equipped or prepared for the life we live. Whether we’re in the early stages of parenthood, handling singleness in our thirties, entering the empty nesting years, moving into retirement, or in the latter years of life, we seldom feel prepared for what we face and how we are to live.…
When You’re Facing a Strange Time In Your Life
“This is a strange time in our life,” I shared with my husband on a recent day away. He quickly concurred. A Strange Time Everything in our life is changing. Nothing is as it was, and nothing will be the same next year. Our children are striking out on their own, two already “adulting” hours…
When Annoyances Threaten to Distract You From What’s Important
Don’t let the annoyances of life distract you from what’s important. When Annoyances Present Themselves I often sit outside on summer evenings. Barefoot. Enjoying the peacefulness, I pay little attention to the mosquitoes attacking my feet. That is until the next day when the itching drives me to distraction. Mosquito bites are annoying. Even on…
Why We Should Conduct Ourselves Like Royalty, and What that Looks Like
How we speak and conduct ourselves matters. Since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle wed, I’ve spent quite a bit of time learning about the younger United Kingdom royals, especially Prince Harry’s brother, Prince William, and his wife Catherine. Lately, I’ve been reflecting on why I’m captivated by them. It’s not because I envy the way…
Two Things To Do When Hard Lingers
Remembering God’s promises brings solace in the midst of the hard. All it took was a phone call. One call and the stress I’d been able to set aside for an entire glorious day came rushing back: a reminder that hard is never far away. Rachel (our precious 20-year-old daughter who functions on the level…
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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