Daily Living
You Are Seen and You Are Needed (pass it on)
Although she assured me she liked it in the home in which she now resided, I could see it. I saw it in the way tears welled up as we visited. I saw it in her far away look as she talked about the past. This dear old friend grieved the passing of the years. She missed…
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,…
4 Life Lessons God Is Teaching Me During My First Book Launch
Can you believe it? My first book will release Monday September 12! The book launch for Everyday Praise: Walking in Greater Peace is only 2 weeks away. Yikes! I can promise one thing: I won’t be ready. No, really! No matter how much midnight oil I burn or how many items I check off my to-do…
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…
It’s Not All Yours To Do! (don’t miss your assignment)
A truth to imprint on our hearts: God has something He wants each of us to do, but He hasn’t assigned everything to any one of us. My list keeps getting longer. The weight on my shoulders keeps getting heavier. I often struggle under the load I place on myself. It is all good stuff.…
The Sign You’re Looking for Is Closer Than You Think
Have you ever missed a sign, and it’s left you confused, frustrated, and lost? I have. It happens, for instance, when I navigate for a particular son on road trips on a route he isn’t entirely familiar with. I forget he doesn’t know the way, and he forgets to watch the signs and/or ask. We find ourselves in…
Why You Should Strike ‘Never’ from Your Vocabulary
Some things we think we could never handle. Some things we give up hope they’ll ever happen. The factor we leave out in both scenarios is God. I look at a friend who moved her family to a country in turmoil to share the Gospel and think, I could never do that. I watch a family navigate…
An Easy and Rewarding Way to Notice God’s Presence Every Day
Have you noticed that we don’t often think about God unless we have a difficult circumstance to bring before Him? It’s not intentional for most of us. It’s just that in our loud and fast-paced life, God’s quiet presence goes largely unnoticed until we become desperate. Yet, no matter what our circumstances, He has already provided…
7 Steps to Growing a More Humble Heart
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves” (Philippians 2:3). I don’t think of myself as a selfish or conceited person. I’d venture to guess many of us don’t. Yet the Apostle Paul felt the need to warn about the temptation in his letter to the Philippians.…
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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