One Thousand (or more) Gifts
How To Live as a Redeemed Child
Easter Sunday has once again come and gone. The cross is empty. The passion complete. The Lord is risen! He is risen indeed, alleluia! Now what? How do we live in the aftermath of the resurrection? What does it look like to live as a redeemed child? Maybe it’s easier to point to what it…
A Life You Don’t Want To Miss (Savor Revisited)
This year I set out to savor my days. To embrace and delight in each gift of a new sunrise. Imperfect Progress But it’s easy to get bogged down in the day-to-day (focusing on limitations, monotony, and tough circumstances) and begin to just get by. Going about the days with little passion and purpose. This isn’t the…
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…
When You Stumble in Your Christian Walk [Are You a Hypocrite?]
There are parts of many days when I feel a bit like a hypocrite. As in someone who is not acting in accordance to who they profess to be. I profess in the hope of Christ yet at times feel hopeless. I list daily joy dares (thanks to Ann Voskamp for the inspiration) but dissolve in…
When the Mundane Begs an Answer
“Earth’s crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God; But only he who sees, takes off his shoes.” Elizabeth Barrett Browning Laundry piled high again. Dirty dishes spilling out of the sink. Windows smeared. Everyone needing something at the same time. It’s all a seeming mess, and I’m wrung clear out. And as I’m…
Reasons to Rejoice: Images of Beauty in Brokenness
Spring break is here, and I have a short window when I have my family together again. So in that light, I’m taking the simple route this week: sharing inspiration and encouragement to you for a grace-filled week in images and phrases today and Wednesday. Praying it blesses you. Seek the Lord always and experience…
The One Direction that Is Always the Right One
I remember in my 20’s , I’d look at certain older ladies and think, I wish I knew what they knew–someday I’ll have this thing called life figured out just like they do. Now as another year passes and I’m approaching (or met) that “older” status, I know their secret: Life is far too complex,…
How To Live With Joy When Winter Settles In
This has been a long winter. For many of you, it’s been a hard winter. But living in the midst of the cold and dreary is no reason to quit living. There is still beauty to be found. There are still things to smile about. The sun still rises each morning. There is brilliance in…
Why You Should Breathe Deep of the Moment
A week in a warm, dry climate without children or household responsibilities refreshes and rejuvenates. It also gave me pause to reflect on my family back home as I took quiet early morning walks and went on long sight-seeing drives. I remember the long nights of crying babies and sick little ones; the seemingly endless…
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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