One Thousand (or more) Gifts
The Key to Experiencing Increased Joy
It’s sad how when something is “bad,” it’s bad enough, but when something is “good,” it’s never good enough. Why can’t we accept the gifts as the sweet blessings they are? Negative Mindset “Enjoy the beautiful sunshine,”the clerk encouraged. “I will,” I responded, then quickly added, “now if the temperature would only follow suit.” And then…
Why It Is Good To Be You
Who you were created to be is better than who you wish you were. Be you! I’m a member of a mastermind group: eight individuals who share a similar interest in getting the Gospel message out in our own unique way. We bounce ideas off each other, offer suggestions and services in our area of expertise, and provide…
How To Wait Well When You Don’t Like What You’re Expecting
Sometimes we struggle to wait because the excitement of what awaits consumes our thoughts. But sometimes we agonize during the wait because we dread what’s expected. That’s when it’s difficult to wait well. Recently my youngest son expressed the dread of what he expected to be a hard week. I sympathized and then shared what I’ve learned…
Why You Should Never Suffer in Silence
By hiding our suffering, we suppress the evidence of God’s faithfulness as well. Recently a lady who is going through a terribly difficult season confessed her feeling of isolation. She said she knew others cared and at times became overwhelmed with the love offered to her family. Yet at other times she felt like she was all alone on…
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…
Find the Strength to Take the Next Step (review)
“Joy has nothing to do with the position of your body and everything to do with the posture of your heart.” —Rachel Wojo, One More Step Stuck Deep, dark sorrow met me as a twenty-something. In the loss of my baby’s life, I refused to believe there was any hope left. So I remained frozen in…
Experience a Closer, More Personal Relationship With God #IKnowHisName (Review)
I’m excited for you to experience God in a closer, more personal way, and I’m excited for you to be introduced to Wendy Blight and her amazing heart for God and for women. So don’t miss your chance to win a copy of her latest book, “I Know His Name.” Read all the way to the…
When Receiving God’s Best Looks Too Hard
I want to receive all God has for me; I just want it to be what I want and easy to get. As I wrote earlier, my One word this year is Receive. I’ve come far enough on this journey of life to know I want what God wants for me. Rejecting God’s Best The problem…
5-Step Plan for Taking Back Your Rotten Day
It’s alarming how fast my attitude can turn south. With the right mix of conditions, it does a U-turn in about 1.2 seconds — often with little-to-no warning. I became keenly aware of this phenomenon yesterday with the second of our boys returning to college after Christmas break. Runaway Emotions I mostly felt okay: a bit sad…
You Can Rest; Your Best has Already Been Secured
It always seems we’re trying to be better: to manage better, to love better, to work better. And to an extent it is good to improve ourselves. Growth is good. But it can become a rat race, running an endless loop of “better” on that elusive pursuit to be our best. Our Best Secured I…
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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