Endurance
There Are Blessings in the Wait (it even led to signing with a literary agent)
Although anything but easy, wait time is some of our most important time. “But everyone else has one!” Our son tried this angle before. He didn’t want to wait to get a cell phone until he was driving. So he begged, he negotiated, he whined…anything to make his wishes come true sooner. I do the…
When You Have Nothing Left To Give
When you have nothing left to give, God provides. One morning not long ago I felt compelled to underline the word “again” several times, specifically in the Gospel of Mark. The instances referenced Jesus stopping to minister to people … again and again. “Jesus entered a house, and the crowd gathered again so that they…
Your Sacred Journey: Through the Struggle Comes Growth
Looking back I see a bit clearer why the Lord didn’t grant my wish for the life I desired. He offered something more to me. He’s asking me to walk a sacred journey, one set apart, dedicated to His service, not my own. Sacred Journey Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary offers this definition of sacred: sacred. 1a :…
When You’re Facing a Strange Time In Your Life
“This is a strange time in our life,” I shared with my husband on a recent day away. He quickly concurred. A Strange Time Everything in our life is changing. Nothing is as it was, and nothing will be the same next year. Our children are striking out on their own, two already “adulting” hours…
For Better or Worse …. Staying Committed In Marriage and In Matters of Faith
For better or worse. Little did my husband and I know what those words would mean when we repeated our marriage vows nearly three decades ago. Worse wasn’t just one deep valley but many strung together to become a deep trench. Five babies lost to early pregnancy loss and caring for a child who will…
When Life Knocks You Down #AdventReflections
When life knocks you down, look up. I’ve mentioned before that I’m a rather strong person, a pull-yourself-up-by-the-bootstraps kind of person. Generally, I can see the next step and take it. Yet there’s been plenty of times when I’ve felt out-of-control and inadequate to handle a situation. The big ones that quickly come to mind…
When You Want To Dive Deep but Feel Stuck in the Shallows
Sometimes we’re on the verge of diving deep and we don’t even know it. Five and a half years ago I began this blog. Nothing fancy, it started as a place to offer encouragement to those who found themselves stuck in the mess of life. A modest beginning, with a couple friends and few family…
3 Reasons to Endure (even when you don’t like the outcome)
We can do our very best and still experience unwanted outcomes. Life just rolls that way. Try as we might, our best efforts often fall short. No matter how hard we try to salvage relationships in our lives, some will end. No matter what we do to remain healthy, illness can (and will) strike. No matter how…
When the Race You’re Running Isn’t the One You Signed Up For
A picture permanently imprinted in my mind and heart is one of my daughter and me running hand in hand through a hill-top meadow. It’s an image of pure joy. But with Rachel’s inability to actually run, that will likely never happen. So we’ve adapted our hand-in-hand running. Instead of a meadow, we run on campground roads near our home.…
When Human Understanding Fails: Stewarding God’s Grace
I’m complaining about lack of snow and a messy house; she’s noticing the intriguing nuances of the gray sky. I’m wrestling over what to fix for supper; she’s wrestling with having the strength to be present for her littles. I’m praying for no flu or cold to strike; she’s praying for pain management so she…
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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