One Thousand (or more) Gifts
Who or What is Your Everything?
Saturday promised to be an encouraging day. I was driving to Cresco, Iowa, to attend the first-ever ReNEWed Life Women’s Event featuring nationally known author and speaker, Lisa Whittle. A new friend I met at the She Speaks conference, Jill Beran, helped organize this gathering. I was excited to see her again and to be…
Where God Calls, He Provides (She Speaks 2012)
650 ladies gather together for a single cause: to follow God’s calling in their lives. 650 ladies scan the crowd, wondering if there is a place for their voice in this sea of voices.This is the She Speaks conference. Specifically, this is a tiny glimpse into the opening of She Speaks 2012. I was one…
Give to God What is God’s
When my children were little, they asked for things—many things—and often. At first, I filled their requests willingly, but after a while, I began to feel a little under-appreciated and maybe … well … taken advantaged of. Oh, I taught my 3 boys (and even Rach) the “thank you” and “please” interjections, but they rarely…
Kiss of Faith
Sweet lips clamped firmly shut. Arms warding me off. Eyes shredding this mama’s heart. Her eyes, my daughter’s big beautiful brown eyes, always so full of love and mischief, were now reflecting hurt and confusion. Pleading with me to take away the pain. Not understanding why I had to force her to swallow that yucky…
How is the Weather?
How has the weather been treating you this year? From a record warm, dry winter to soaring temperatures in early spring to the teaser of a lovely early summer, it has been a wild year weather wise around here. The United States has experienced severe storms in the south and east, raging wildfires in Colorado,…
The Key to Suffering With Joy
Suffering with joy? Some have discovered the key. It seems once I begin to read such stories, I can’t put them down. Last night I finished Tortured for Christ by Richard Wurmbrand, a Christian pastor in Romania imprisoned and tortured under the Communist regime for 14 years. Despite my revulsion to the horrors Pastor Wurmbrand…
I Wonder What You Think of Me
Do you have a tendency to put yourself down? I mean when someone compliments you, do you brush it aside as if you don’t deserve it? Or do you downplay your accomplishments or criticize the way you look or another of your attributes? Put-Downs I lean toward limited self-confidence in certain areas of my life,…
Death of a Fairy Tale (The True Story)
I remember the first time I sketched out my entire life. It wasn’t a written plan— just a story in my head. But still rather detailed. Many of us compose one, usually around the upper teenage years (and again as we face our midlife crisis). To me, it was a work of beauty. Few mysteries…
Sticking Your Head In a Skunk’s Hole (Key to Being Sin Less)
Have you ever stuck your head in a skunk’s hole? No, really, think about it! We Fail in Our Strength Have you ever done something unwise, something for which you know better, something you’ve been warned not to do? I have, more times than I like to admit. Likely, we all have. In honor of…
Living in Shadowland [Temporary Home]
Have you ever felt like you are living a dream … or a nightmare? My son asked me about it the other day. And I had to admit, often my life seems surreal—and not always in a good way. It’s as if reality is dancing just out of sight. Around the corner. Over the hill.…
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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