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When You Want to do Great and Glorious Things (Delight God)
Can I be honest with you? I have a history of feeling I’ve not done enough or not done something well enough. In response, I strive to do more. In fact, if I’m not proactive, my daily to-do list becomes miles long; I stew about decisions and answers far longer than is healthy; I tend to…
Why We Need To Get Rid of the Junk (in our hearts as well as our homes)
Letting junk accumulate in our hearts keeps us from living in the freedom Christ has secured. Rummaging through my clothes pile, I frantically searched for the mate to the shoes I wanted to wear. It had disappeared into the black hole of my closet. Out of time, I grabbed another pair and rushed out the…
When Our Dreams Seem Too Big (live fully)
Sometimes the dreams God’s laid on our hearts seem too big to ever be possible. It’s then we know we’re walking by sight, not faith. I’ve learned much from raising a child who has significant disabilities. One lesson that stands out is don’t believe everything you see or are told. We often have false perceptions. Because perceiving involves observing,…
One Thing You Can Always Do When You Have No Time
If you’re anything like me, something always tries to take the place of the most important things in my day. My workout routine includes a half hour walk/jog five mornings a week. Four out of those five days my to-do list tries to convince me I don’t have time for exercising. Instead I need to…
When Serving Is a Chore Instead of a Delight
How often do I agree to do something for someone and then walk away muttering about it? How often do you? Our exchange wasn’t that different from the many my husband and I have each day. Yet for some reason, this one caught my attention. Drifting back to my desk, I reflected on what was bugging…
Everyday Praise Book Release Day! (What Success Looks Like)
It’s book release day! If you haven’t heard yet, today I launched my first book into the big, wide world. It’s a small, image-rich devotional called Everyday Praise: Walking in Greater Peace. I Didn’t Want To Self-Publish Can I be honest here? It was a grueling process to get to this point. Feeling a nudge from…
The Only Sure Place to Anchor Your Heart
Too many of us tether our heart to the wrong thing. Unhealthy Attachments I’ve always been deeply attached to the farm I grew up on in northeast Iowa. I loved the peaceful countryside checkered with timber, cropland, and pastures. I love the memories of sledding the steep hill behind the house, wandering under the shadow of majestic oaks,…
When You Have More Questions than Answers
Do you have a seemingly never-ending stream of questions you are seeking answers to? Me too. One question leads to another and the answers seem elusive. It’s not even the big why’s I’m trying to answer but the smaller ones: What do I do now? and What direction is best? and How am I supposed to…
A Lesson on How to Live Well from Those Who Died Well
Reflecting on the very difficult situations of certain friends and family members, my thoughts keep circling back to one particular thought. All of us are either struggling to live well or we’re struggling to die well. It seems more tragic to have to do the latter, but perhaps the greatest tragedy is the failure to do the former. Desire To…
The Reason What You Do Matters (even if it’s small)
Sometimes when asked what I do, I hesitate to say — at least about the writing part. I can easily point to the fruit of raising my children and editing. But the benefits of my writing … that’s less noticeable. At times I wonder if it matters. Typing words of inspiration and encouragement to wounded and weary women…
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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