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When All You Seem to Hear from God Is No (the message of the cross)
Is God’s answer no or really yes? “Daddy, can I ask you even though you’ll say no?” I overheard a little girl ask her father this recently, and I had to chuckle. She asked for a cell phone; he said no. Apparently she trusted his decision and moved on without complaint. I’ve not always been so…
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…
10 Reasons for Hope in a Hopeless Situation
Read very far into my blog and you’ll know what I believe. That no matter what kind of hopeless situation you find yourself in, there is hope! That may sound a bit simplistic and out of touch with reality for some. But it is truth! Now if I told you to have hope because I’m here… or…
The Most Important Lesson I Learned in the Hard Times
In the most difficult times in my life, I learned the most important lesson of my life: I am too weak to do life without God. The Problem We have a problem in the United States. Actually this problem is likely found throughout the developed countries. It’s called self-sufficiency and pride. We pride ourselves on…
When the Scene Unfolding in Your Life Story Isn’t the One You Would Script
Our life story will have hardship and conflict, and although it’s hard to accept, it really is for our best. We all enjoy a good story. One in which there’s a main character we can identify with, a plot that captures our attention, and an ending that leaves us smiling. (Okay, well that is how…
Time Spent Waiting Is Never Time Wasted
Sometimes God calls us to wait. Wait for healing. Wait for leading. Wait for fulfillment of a promise. I waited more than four years for my daughter to take her first step, even longer for her to say her first word. I waited many more years than that to get a glimpse of the plan…
When Your Faith Seems Too Small (a Prayer)
2016 stretches ahead, beckoning as a clean slate. It’s my default to project it as a wondrous year, simple and fulfilling. A Wondrous Year Yet reality in a broken world says otherwise. There will be sorrows and hurts and deep valleys. There will be ugliness. I can count on it. But even in the face…
Being Shaken Up and Stirred: Why It’s a Good Thing
No one welcomes trials, but it’s in the shaking up of our ideals and expectations where we learn to lean on someone else. It’s in being shaken up where we discover the One we can always lean on. Agitated and in tears, I grabbed my parents’ Bible, threw myself on the bed, and began reading. A…
When You Struggle To Be Worthy in Their Eyes #31DaysofPraise
“The Lord is the One who will go before you. He will be with you; He will not leave you or forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.” Deuteronomy 31:8 We keep looking around to see who approves. We worry whether they’ll find our actions worthy, our words appropriate. We walk a tightrope trying to…
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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