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Shattered Dreams: How to Find Joy and Contentment There
Successfully navigating through our shattered dreams with contentment and joy means trusting the Lord and looking for His goodness in our current reality. It means we mine the gems we can’t readily see.
See God More Clearly: A Shift in Perspective (and Giveaway)
“When we follow God into the unknown, our expectations of his grace must become greater than our dependence on an answer.” —Abby McDonald, Shift: Changing Our Focus to See the Presence of God Although entrusted to me 18 years ago, I can hear the words as if spoken today: “You have to embrace the whole…
God Is Faithful Each and Every Day
Don’t be so quick to rush past yesterday that you miss the good in it … that you miss the God in it. God is faithful! Reflecting Back The year 2020 presented itself difficult in multiple ways. Many of us had lofty expectations of what 2021 should look like, myself included. So far, though, circumstances…
The Secret to Finding Enough
It’s easy to think the next big thing will be enough to make us happy. In the Western world, we often set our hopes on retirement, the big promotion, or a new house for satisfaction. Yet doing so only leads to further disappointment. Hold the Gifts Loosely Those of you that have followed me on…
Find Calm in Unsettling Times
Many seasons in our lives usher in a level of anxiety. But when we stay connected to the Lord during those times, we will find calm. The excitement’s real, as is some anxiety. After years of weighing and praying about it, my husband and I have started building a house as he looks toward retirement.…
Learn to Trust God and Live Less Burdened
God doesn’t reveal the whole of His plans for us in part so we can learn to trust Him. As my husband and I mull over how our retirement should look, the biggest piece of the puzzle involves our daughter, Rachel. Unable to live alone, any future plans we make will automatically include provisions for…
Trust God’s Refining Grace (What We Need; Maybe Not What We Want)
God provides what we need, not necessarily what we want, and that’s a good thing. Trust Him to work for your good in and through the pain. Trust His refining grace. God’s Refining Grace If you would have asked me what I needed 30 years ago as a young wife, my answer would have been…
The Promise of a Heavenly Home Gives Hope
Reflecting on our heavenly home gives us the hope to keep going. Home I’m not exaggerating much when I say every other word out of my daughter’s mouth is “home.” She uses the word to mean, “I want to go home,” “I want to stay home,” “I want you to stay home,” “I want someone…
Learning to Let Go of What If and Embrace What Is
Circumstances can sure throw a wrench in the plans we make for our future. How we react when reality doesn’t match or expectations matters. Will we embrace it or wish it away? One = promise and hope, one = bitterness and hopelessness. On our wedding day, my husband and I didn’t give allot of thought…
Something to Remember When You Feel Unimportant
Some seasons and some situations cause us to feel unimportant in the grand scheme of things. What we do with those feelings matter. The call came unexpectedly. “Do you want to be done?” As I digested the question, my answer came slowly. Yes and no. Covid-19 was spreading. I had one month left to work…
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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