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Spring Cleaning…God’s Way
Spring has sprung! With its advent comes spring cleaning for many. Honestly, I’ve never been one for all-day deep cleaning (painful confession). I’d rather be hunting spring peepers and traipsing through new growth. However, when the clothes start spilling out of drawers and corner cobwebs begin to look like bird’s nests, it’s time to tidy…
Seeing the Perfect Gift
I have a confession to make: deciding on the perfect gift for someone takes me hours, sometimes days. I look at every possible option, check out dozens of websites or stroll through store after store. When I think I’ve finally found it, I keep looking. Just ask my sister. I usually bring her along…
Wearing Weak to Grow Strong [and more gifts]
My sister-in-law voiced a word that rubbed me raw a week ago. She had no way of knowing it would affect me the way it did, but like nails running across a chalkboard, the despised verb set my nerves on edge. The word? Convalesce. Dare I Admit Weakness Dare I let it pass my lips?…
Empty and Refill [5 Minute Friday]
I watch as my husband gets yet another item for me, to comfort me, to nourish me. He is emptying himself of his needs to serve me as I recover from surgery. He is setting aside his desires. And it’s not just his actions but his attitude that captures my attention. He is serving me…
Extending Grace to … Me!
I’ve yet to meet a person who never makes a mistake. But I’ve met plenty who hang on to each blunder far longer than is healthy. They relive it repeatedly, “kicking” themselves harder with each replay—unwilling to forgive. Often these are the same people who are the first to extend a hand of sympathy, encouragement,…
Outgrowing the Terrible Twos
“But I want it!” echoes off the walls, the shrill voice cutting through any pretense of peace, the terrible two’s in full effect. With tears tracking down his cheeks, the red-faced little bundle emphatically makes his demands. A second, firm “No” sends him to the floor, legs and arms flailing. Any of us with children,…
Giving Our Final Mite
She was offering her final mite. She willed her legs to carry her silently across the threshing floor, his sleeping form barely visible in the darkness of the night. With trembling hands, she reached for his cloak, uncovered his feet, and lay down. The smell of barley filled her senses. Her racing heart began to…
Language: Blessing or Cursing?
Language: Dangerous and wicked. Supportive and uplifting. Language Definition and Use By definition, language is the “words, their pronunciation, and the methods of combining them used and understood by a community” (Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition). It is one of the most important attributes humans possess, separating us from animals and allowing us to work…
The True Adventure of Stepping Out in Faith
The bus bounced along in the fog. Two students moved up front, unsure if breakfast would remain in their stomachs. Various conversations mingled together. This was the seventh-grade downhill skiing field trip, and Rachel and I were on it. This would be my daughter’s first time on downhill skis and my first time at this…
New Year of Boldness
Have you ever been there … in my shoes? Have you ever been sure of a path and excited to find out where it leads but at the same time terrified of what lies around each bend? That’s where I find myself at the outset of this New Year. God used last year to make…
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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