Faith
Step Out in Confidence When Uncertainty Threatens
There’s nothing quite like a child’s first steps. She’s been practicing for some time and has finally gathered the courage to let go. But before long, her balance wavers and her confidence gives out. She plops back to the floor, only to soon try it again. It is both beautiful and heartrending to watch. It takes a…
It Is Worth the Fight: Where to Focus to Win the Battle of Each Day
If you’re like me, most mornings you wake up thinking you have a handle on the day. Yet, by its end, I’m too often left frustrated and soul weary—a far cry from the joy and peace we are to experience as Christians. “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled…
The Real Truth About Your Story: 3 Things You Want to Know
For years I thought my story was mine. It was mine to plan, mine to live, mine to tell about. And I treated it as such. Yet although my plan looked great in my mind and on paper, it didn’t play out the way I intended. Not at all. My story took on far too much…
Your Groanings Are Heard #shortburstsofencouragement
My weary body screamed for rest, but here in front of me sat my son, recently back from his first semester of college. He wanted to talk into the early morning hours; I wanted to sleep. But there was no way I was going to pass up this opportunity to connect. My son wanted my…
When Not Making Sense Is the Best Thing
I thought I became a scientist because I loved biology and nature and studying the living. But recently I realized it was more than that. I became a scientist because I like everything to make sense, to have its place, to work together in a certain way to get a certain result. But life isn’t…
The One Thing To Do When Fear Comes Calling
Just when I think I’ve whipped it, it comes back, rearing its ugly head again. Cold, hard fear grips me. Not fear of someone breaking in. Not fear, really, of physical issues. But fear of so many other things. Fear of failure. Fear of what someone will think of my present choices or my past. …
But I am only a… (When Faith Is Present)
“[God] needs no one, but when faith is present he works through anyone.” —A.W. Tozer One thing I love about reading the Bible is the truth I receive about who I am and what I can accomplish. Because often I don’t feel very accomplished or capable. And that would be an honest assessment, because none of…
When Your Strength is Gone
There are times when I don’t think I can take another step, much less get through the day. Times when I carry burdens that threaten to defeat me. I’ve heard others express similar feelings. When struggles become great and we don’t understand why or can’t see a way out, our strength tends to fail us. It’s…
Find Courage When Fear Comes Knocking (with free printable) [Short Bursts of Encouragement]
“I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. You will have suffering in this world. Be courageous! I have conquered the world.” John 16:33, emphasis mine You and I are faced with trials every day. Fear is a real thing—a powerful force in this world. Too often we become paralyzed by that fear or, sometimes worse, act rashly in our fear.…
How to Thrive in the Aftermath of Interrupted Plans and Shattered Dreams
If we’re honest, we all experience it: the shattering of our dreams, an interruption in our well-planned life. It’s unexpected, many times devastating, and it often doesn’t make sense, humanly speaking. Because most often our plans are good ones. They involve things that would lift people up, provide for others, and even honor God in the process.…
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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