Faith
“Waiting” Is Not a Bad Word: For When there Is No Clear Direction
“The best thing to do when you don’t know what to do is the hardest thing ever: wait.” From the moment we awake, we are on the go. Even when we don’t know where we are going or what to do, we are moving … somewhere. We’ve developed the mentality that somewhere is better than…
Remember This When Letting Go Is Too Hard
I cried and took pictures (not in that order) when my children went off to Kindergarten. In the last 15 years nothing’s changed much there, I still cry as each one moves on to a new stage. Letting go has been anything but easy for me. Although I’m grateful for the growth and maturity I…
When You Want What Is Not Yours to Have (pursuing contentment)
This is an excerpt (with a few tweaks) from a post I wrote to my sisters-in-Christ who are attending the Proverbs 31 She Speaks Conference this week. I thought it might be insightful and encouraging to some of you as well. On the eve of another She Speaks conference, I’m finding myself once again not…
Why the Joy of Freedom Never Has To End
“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” 2 Corinthians 3:17 We live in the land of the free and the home of the brave. Free to live in accordance with our beliefs because of the sacrifice of many brave men and women. Most of us know this…
Happy Father’s Day: A Tribute to Godly Fathers
Often us wives expect too much from their husbands. We want them to be kind and sensitive, yet strong and decisive. We want them to know what we want, yet be willing to hear us out. We want their time, attention, and help. But when it comes down to being a father to our children, the one thing…
I Don’t Understand, But I Believe!
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10 “The issue of faith is not so much whether we believe in God, but whether we believe the God we believe…
Three Steps To Take When Nothing Makes Sense
What do we do with a child who can’t speak and will never live independently? What do we do with those babies we lost before our lips ever touched their velvety soft heads? What do we do with a horribly abusive childhood: parents who acted like enemies, neighbors who stole innocence, bullies who ridiculed and berated? What…
God’s Friends
Earlier this week I attended the visitation and funeral of my uncle and saw many of my cousins. Although we don’t see each other often, when we come together to support one another in a difficult time, it’s with genuine love and concern. (It was this way even with a cousin I hadn’t seen in…
The Most Important Lesson for Life
Many accounts in the Bible fascinate me. Some because they are exciting and full of adventure and action. But more often because I can relate to one or more of the participants. Every book of the Bible chronicles real-life. I can’t remember a single biblical man or woman where their life began wonderfully, continued with…
Where Does Your Hope Rest?
“God, who foresaw your tribulation, has specially armed you to go through it, not without pain but without stain.” C. S. Lewis / “Collected Letters of C. S. Lewis” (2006) My family traveled through this past week with cricks in our necks. Well at least a couple of us did. Poor Zachary and Rachel spent…
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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