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The Death of a Loved One (with great love comes great sorrow)
I didn’t know how my daughter would process Mom’s death. Rachel and Mom shared a close bond, developed through all the years my mother would travel with us to doctor appointments. Everyone deals differently with the death of a loved one. With our girl’s small verbal vocabulary, none of us knew how she was dealing…
The Promise of a Heavenly Home Gives Hope
Reflecting on our heavenly home gives us the hope to keep going. Home I’m not exaggerating much when I say every other word out of my daughter’s mouth is “home.” She uses the word to mean, “I want to go home,” “I want to stay home,” “I want you to stay home,” “I want someone…
One Thing You Must Make Room For in Your Life
I love it when God stirs up an unlikely bit of encouragement. Don’t you? And it’s always just at the right time. The day began rough. I woke up late and decided there was no time for Bible study (you know that’s trouble right away!). Work stretched endlessly. Distractions were evident with the kids home. Then worse,…
Everything Changes, but One Glorious Thing Never Will
“Isn’t it funny how day by day nothing changes, but when you look back, everything is different…” “Prince Caspian” (1951), C.S. Lewis Isn’t it funny how a minute can last forever, but a lifetime goes by in a blink… Me Around the time your children begin to leave home you start seeing the truth in…
The Best Comfort To Offer Those Who Grieve May Not Be What You Think
We will all face it. And most of us fear it. The it is Death. Recently I attended my uncle’s visitation and funeral. He was nearly 90 years old and I’m sure he would say he had led a good, full life. A devoted family man and farmer, good health allowed him to continue doing…
Just Imagine…
No pain. No suffering. No hunger. Every need met. Every scent filled. Every want answered? Magnificent magnolias and blooms of every color dot the landscape. Majestic mountains tower in the horizon. Lush, soft meadows extend to the edge of pristine clear lakes. Towering oaks and pines line the banks of trickling brooks, casting their shade, mottled…
Twirling Thru Brokenness to the Song of the Lamb
There are times when I am captivated by the awesomeness of God. When my soul is burning with a love and reverence impossible to contain. These are the wonderful moments of relationship between Creator and created that were meant to be—that should always be. A drawing near often stirred by majesty, power, and beauty: splendid mountains at…
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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