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In His Light [Look]
There’s a cave in the park my family and I live in. It extends far enough back, no light reaches to the end. We’ve visited on a couple occasions. Crawling through the mud and slush in the cool dankness one eventually comes to an opening with room to sit. It’s quite the experience being far…
Run Your Own Race of [G]Race
I look ahead and I don’t always like what I see. But I look behind and my life has been as it should. My path is not one of ease. Should it be? There are roots to trip me up. Holes to fall in. Hills to climb. And even detours to make. I’m not traveling…
Always Welcomed by One
Early in our marriage, we moved often. Generally before two years were up, we were off to another location. I greeted these moves with a level of excitement but also trepidation: Friends were left behind. Everything familiar left for the unknown. But worse, I wasn’t sure how we’d be received in the new place. Who…
Turn Around and Move Forward
I am the mother of an adult. I let the words roll around in my head a bit, but they still don’t really register. All four of my children are in double digits. How did we get here? I will have been married 23 years in 9 days (in 2019 it’ll be 30 years!). Impossible…
Unlimited [Wide Open]
From the time she was 2 years old, my daughter’s abilities were defined by “professionals.” They gave us parameters as to what she likely would be able to do and those things she wouldn’t. As her confused and lost parents, it was easy to buy into those sentences. However, as we have grown through the…
I’m Not Graceful, But I Can Have a Grace-FULLY Abundant Life
I have a confession to make: I’m not a very graceful person. Lately, I’ve been falling flat on my face more than I care to think about. In an attempt to create some order to the chaos I call daily living, I’ve been bent on organizing, planning, and scheming. And my plan works really well–for…
Riding the Waves of Change
A whirlwind of emotions hit me last night. Tears stung my eyes as it dawned on me what I needed to do. It was time for a change. It was time for me to step down from something I’ve been involved in for a long time. Living Change The decision came with much consternation. I…
Join Others, Show You Care
Today I visited a friend whose husband recently passed away. Other obligations will prevent me from attending the visitation and memorial service and I wanted to do something to express our family’s concern for her and her children. Offering a casserole and a hug seemed the least I could do. Yet I still feel horrible…
In Pursuit of Valuable Connections
My daughter loves a new twist on an old game we bought her at Christmas: Connect 4 Launchers. In both the original and the new version of Connect the object is simple but not always easy to do: to connect four colored markers in a row. In this game it is important to make the correct connections to…
Walking in Faith—Here
I am here but I’m not sure where “here” is. But more than that, I’m uncertain about the there of tomorrow. Does that bother anyone else? I don’t do well with unknown paths. But isn’t that the journey we are all called to? One where we put one foot in front of the other—following the…
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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