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When Loving Jesus Becomes About More Than What He Does for Us
Are we loving Jesus for what He does for us or for who He is? 22 years ago, I experienced one of the most devastating events in my life: the death of my unborn baby. This child would have been my firstborn. Up until that time I loved and feared God in an expectant manner.…
The Key to Loving Well (out of the life of babes)
“Out of the mouths of babes…” is an idiom uttered when a child says something particularly astute and wise. Well I say, “out of the life of babes…,” because out of my children’s lives I’ve learned so many valuable lessons! Especially from the life of my daughter who has significant special needs. One area in which Rachel’s a…
With God’s Love You Always End on the Right Petal #31DaysofPraise
Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals and other instruments, the singers raised their voices in praise to the Lord and sang: “He is good; his love endures forever.” 2 Chronicles 5:13 Chasing Love Us women, we run ourselves ragged chasing love. And it begins early. As little girls with crushes on our daddy. As teens wondering if this first…
Love Well: Emulating Jesus’ Ultimate Sacrifice in Honor of the Service Men and Women Who Never Came Home
“Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.” 1 John 3:16 It’s easy to say we love. Even if we don’t like using the word “love” itself, we can find other words to adequately express how we feel. But for some of…
How To Craft the Most Meaningful Love Letter
Children are often the best teachers. I thought a knew a lot until I became a parent. Now nearly 24 years later, I realize how little I really knew and how much my children have taught me, like how to love like Jesus. My husband and I have four children. Our daughter, 19 years old, has significant special…
A Gift that Changes Everything & Brings Fullness of Hope
There wasn’t much I could do but hold the sobbing woman. Uncomfortably shifting from one foot to the other, I assured her of God’s love for her, despite her lurid past. This was out of my comfort zone, like way out in a different country. Yet it was what this dear sister needed. It’s really what…
When You Love More and Give More, You Live More
The American dream seems to be all about living comfortably. We strive to get to a point where we don’t have to be stretched or unnerved. Where we can live with relative ease and minimal hassle. One fallout of that is we’re becoming an increasingly private society. One where front porches remain empty (houses are often built…
When Love Is Hard, Love Anyway [Short Bursts of Encouragement]
I need to love… I need to love… I need to love… The chant continued as I argued with myself and God. “But this person doesn’t deserve my love.” “My heart isn’t there; it’d be a lie.” It’s not the first time I needed to remind myself to love someone. It likely won’t be the last. When…
Bring Light and Life into the Dark and Empty: Love Well
The idea of love appeals to nearly everyone. True love transforms lives, bringing light and life into the dark and empty. But few of us demonstrate love well. We may do okay with our families and close friends, but universally, many of us fail miserably in the love column. Many things get in our way. Time.…
What to do When Your People are not Perfect
My first horse would only go one way: home as fast as he could. So I sold him for a more adventurous horse. This one loved to go anywhere and to run whenever he could… And not stop no matter how hard I pulled back on the reins! So I sold him and bought a lovely horse…
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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