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I Need You, and You Need Someone
Do you remember the army poster created at the beginning of World War I? The one with Uncle Sam saying I Want You for the U.S. Army? Well I want to tell you I not only want you, but I need you to walk with me through life. I need you to encourage me when I…
10 Ways to Positively Influence #shortburstsofencouragement
Water leaves marks on the land. It carves grooves and stains rock. People leave marks on each other. We influence souls and shape hearts. Our marks on others can be beneficial or detrimental, positive or negative. You and I, we have a choice. What will your mark be? Be reminded daily of how to positively influence others, download,…
Community Isn’t Perfect (and Why We Need It Anyway)
This time the parting cut a little deeper into my heart. This time leaving brought a tinge of sadness. For the first time in our married life, my husband and I were moving from a place where I finally found the vestiges of connection. After 8 years of marriage and 5 different towns, I now…
We Were Meant for Community
Often we try to live life alone. To handle what comes our way on our own strength. To struggle and even celebrate in relative silence–afraid we are burdening others or bragging … or maybe that we will be hurt. Many of us have good reason to be fearful. Still, we were never intended to live…
For When You Are Lonely [5 Minute Friday]
I can be surrounded by people and feel so alone. Ironically, I often feel the most alive while hiking and hanging outdoors with only animals and trees for company. Perhaps this is because all other creatures live how they were created to live. They don’t pretend, imagine, or deceive. We humans are God’s only creation…
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…
Open the Door to Community
It’s Friday, so I’m linking with The Gypsy Mama to write for 5 minutes flat—no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking on this week’s word: Community. GO Relationships can be so messy, even hurtful. We want others to like us so much, so we put on a mask of pretense. Then we wonder why they…
Uniquely Together [5 Minute Friday]
At The Gypsy Mama we write for five minutes flat on Fridays: no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking (at least that’s the goal). Today’s prompt is Together. (I’m a little late with this post—too much togetherness!) GO I love to be alone. To spend time contemplating the big questions; reading; wandering the countryside exploring…
Blessing of Community [announcing an (in)RL meetup near you]
Much of my time lately has been spent alone. As I rehab my knee following ACL surgery, I am pretty much confined to my home. With high schoolers far too busy and a husband trying to work and be the driver, the cook, the laundryman, and the housecleaner, it’s left me somewhat isolated. Admittedly, there…
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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