Authenticity
I Want To Be Like Her! (live fully in who you are)
God didn’t create any one of us to be someone else. So why do we keep trying to do so? Begin to live fully by embracing who you are. For years I repeatedly strove to be a runner. I’d start strong. But soon the excuses would begin, and I’d quit. I’ve always admired those people who run…
Why It Is Good To Be You
Who you were created to be is better than who you wish you were. Be you! I’m a member of a mastermind group: eight individuals who share a similar interest in getting the Gospel message out in our own unique way. We bounce ideas off each other, offer suggestions and services in our area of expertise, and provide…
Presenting a Rosy Picture of Life May Be Harmful
Every Thursday in the month of August, I’m giving away a book! Don’t miss this third giveaway in celebration of my 4-year blogging anniversary. Read all the way to the bottom to enter to win a Bible for a young lady in your life! Too often as Christians we believe life should be rosy, because…
Permission To Be the Real You at Christmas (and Year-Round)
It’s December, and Advent, that time of preparation…and peace…of our hearts and minds. And my intentions are good. Letting go of some things. “Doing” less. “Being” more. That’s what everyone is agreeing to. So I do to. Yet for me, I say I’ll be, but I end up doing. And I grow frustrated: Oh, why…
Personal Growth: How Your Life Resembles Chai Tea [and why it matters]
I mix a lot of ingredients together to make my cup of Chai tea in the morning. (A big thank you to Baby Adam’s mom, Jessica, for the recipe). I put in just the right amount of cardamom pods, cinnamon sticks, ginger, cloves, pumpkin spice (my addition), fennel seed, Assam black tea, water, milk, sugar, and honey.…
For When It’s Tempting to Hide the True You
Walking in the room, I glance around. It’s filled with other parents. Men, women. Eyes begging for clarity. All looking for answers. In that moment, it’s tempting to become someone different. Someone I think they need more than the real broken me. Someone who has it all together. Who never questions why. Who never…
Who Are You, Really? (It’s Time to Be the Real You)
Put-together mom. Loving wife. Ever-present daughter. Model Christian. Industrious. Ambitious. Compassionate. Humble. All things we strive to be. Expect ourselves to be. Think others expect of us. Yet who are we kidding! We know we don’t measure up. Try as we might, we can never quite get there … or stay there. So we…
You May Not Be a Beauty Queen, but Shed the Mask Anyway (Reflect Christ)
One of the things I absolutely love about my daughter is her authenticity. With Rachel, you get what you see. There is nothing false about her. No pretense. No mask. When she likes something, you know it. You know when she’s upset about something. When she’s into a sermon or likes a hymn, you know…
The World Needs You
“If Rachel didn’t have special needs, then she would be a pain and she wouldn’t be Rachel.” A statement out of the mouths of babes—my babes, that is. And oh so profound. These words came from two of my boys years ago when asked if they wished their sister didn’t have special needs. I couldn’t be more…
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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