Growth
Questions to Ask on the Journey to a Beautiful Heart (& the Hope that Follows)
If we let the Lord work in our lives, He’ll guide and shape us, creating in us a beautiful heart. I was certain I was a good person. I knew I’d also be a good wife and a great mother. In those early years of marriage, I never thought I needed to change. And quite…
11 Reasons I Can’t Quit Teaching Vacation Bible School
In stretching beyond what’s comfortable we grow. Perhaps I should have taken a break from teaching Vacation Bible School this year. It would have been justified. But despite a schedule that made my head spin, I couldn’t say no. Every year, our VBS runs during the mornings for five days the first week of June. I always…
Personal Growth: How Your Life Resembles Chai Tea [and why it matters]
I mix a lot of ingredients together to make my cup of Chai tea in the morning. (A big thank you to Baby Adam’s mom, Jessica, for the recipe). I put in just the right amount of cardamom pods, cinnamon sticks, ginger, cloves, pumpkin spice (my addition), fennel seed, Assam black tea, water, milk, sugar, and honey.…
There Is Healing in the Sharing and the Hearing
Who would ever guess right here is where to find healing? Who would think sharing is therapeutic? After all, suffering is private, isn’t it? And I pause to remember: The dark, suffocating days of loss. Tears burning tracks down my cheeks. Missing the ones I never knew and never would (this side of heaven). The unknown future…
Three Steps to Realizing Growth in the New Year
“The beauty in the outer world can only be seen, when one stops focusing on the negativity in their inner world.” ― Anthony Liccione Growth is a fickle business. It requires generous doses of dreaming and planning with just the right amounts of realism and failure thrown in. Add too much realism and our feet…
How To Grow Strong
Thank you to all who entered my inspirational fiction giveaway. Congratulations to Mary Agrusa for being chosen to receive Katie Ganshert’s first two novels! I know she’ll love them. If you didn’t win this time, don’t despair. There will be more giveaways in the future. And to get in on even more freebies and fun…
What It Takes To Produce Fruit (Cultivating Faith)
To have a product, there must be action. For an outcome, there must be an occurrence. We can’t merely hold onto a dream and expect it to materialize. Or hold love in and expect it to minister to someone. A seed must be planted to grow fruit. A nail must be driven to build a…
11 Important Lessons Learned From Serving In Vacation Bible School
Serving isn’t always easy or comfortable, but we always grow through it. “Good duties must not be pressed and beaten out of us, as the waters came out of a rock when Moses smote it with his rod; but must freely drop from us, as myrrh from the tree, or honey from the comb.” ~ Thomas…
We Were Meant To Take Risks
One of my daughter Rachel’s favorite words is “home.” She repeats it over and over whenever she thinks we are planning an outing—insisting she must remain home. Apparently, she doesn’t like taking risks. If it were up to Rach, she’d play it safe. Not going anywhere, except maybe church. Harsh and Scary World At times,…
Who Are the Brave?
It is easy to trust what you can see. It’s right in front of you. There is little to question. It is easy to stick with something that is enjoyable or comfortable. In our pleasure, there is little reason to change. Yet what is noteworthy about having faith in the obvious or staying true to…
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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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