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The One Thing I Hope My Children Remember About Me Above All Else
As a parent it is far too easy to get wrapped up in the daily happenings. Endless demands. Never-ending task lists. In each day’s busyness, the urgent gets our attention, and far-too-often the most important gets forgotten. [←Tweet this.] We work hard at being Supermom or Superdad, yet forget being Child of God is our first…
How to Live Out a Life of Faith
Driving home with my 13-year-old son after dropping my daughter off at a respite camp weekend, our conversation turned to faith-talk. “Mom, is [Delores] a Christian?” Joey asked. “I … think … so.” Am I Being a Good Witness I responded slowly, not quite sure. My next thought turned to me, to my own witness. …
Striving Is Not What Makes You Someone: Letter To My Teenage Self
Dear Teenage Julie, I admire your willingness to work hard, always wanting to do your best. I really do. From the time you were little, you’ve only wanted to keep up to those older brothers of yours. To be good. To do right. To show everyone that you are someone. But I need to whisper something to…
For Such a Time as This … Are You Being Called To Act or Grow?
Sometimes we get ahead of ourselves. More accurately, we get ahead of God’s plan for our lives. Sometimes God gives us a vision for the future, and in our impatience we claim it for now. The Lord may place passion for a ministry in our hearts long before He gives us the means or the…
Why You Too Should Consider Getting Noticed
I never really wanted to stand out in a crowd. To this day, I live in dread of attending a live show and being signaled out (You know, like comedians will do at their shows). I still prefer to work hard, complete my tasks, and then slink away satisfied with obscurity. However, as I grow…
Am I Willing…? (Reflections for Lent)
When my boys were little, I had to wrap them tightly in my arms to have their vaccinations administered. No matter how clearly I explained the importance of the shots, they refused to willingly submit to the pain, even if it would produce something good in them. They were too little to know better, but…
She Harbors Untold Treasure in Her Twilight Years
In the twilight of her years, how often does she wonder what she has to offer? How often does she think she’s done little and now has even less to give? Twilight Years Hold Great Treasure When she tells you she’s over the hill, don’t you believe it for a minute! She harbors untold treasure. It…
Reflect Forward to a Life of More Meaning
Around January 1, most of us spend some time reflecting on the past year. We remember the good times, lament over the bad, and project forward to a better next year. Always a better next year. But really what does that “better” mean? Is it more money? A bigger house? More prestige? A healthier season?…
Why It’s Tempting to Hide (and Why We Don’t Need To)
We are tempted to hide whether we are 16 or 66. Sometimes it just seems prudent to be someone we are not—even as adults—even as Christians. In high school I never quite fit in. I grew up on a farm, so classmates grouped me in the “farmer” category. However, I excelled in academics, so “brain”or “nerd”…
What Are You Missing? (Bringing Sight to the Blind)
Sometimes we’re missing far more than we realize. I remember clearly the day I got glasses. I was in sixth grade, and none of us six kids had trouble seeing, except apparently me. We lived on a hilltop farm, and two hills over sat another farm; Kresses were our nearest neighbors. As I stood in…
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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