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The Lord Is My Strength #31DaysofPraise
“I will sing to the Lord, for He is highly exalted; He has thrown the horse and its rider into the sea. The Lord is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him. The Lord is…
He Is Worthy of Our Praise, Every Day! #31DaysofPraise
As I grew in my faith, I found myself in prayer more often. In line at the grocery store. Driving to a school event. Waiting for my teenager to get home on a Friday night. Doing dishes. Bathing my daughter. And as my faith grew, I found myself with an increasing desire to praise God. No…
Where Are You Called to Service, to Share God’s Love?
“In the Kingdom of God, service is not a stepping-stone to nobility: it is nobility, the only kind of nobility that is recognized.” ~ T.W. Manson One boy went one direction; his brother went another. One chattered animatedly about dinosaurs; the other made it his mission to receive a personal hi from everyone in the room.…
You Don’t Have To Be a Victim To Unexpected Change
Despite meticulous planning, some (or is it many?) days just don’t go as expected. It’s not unusual, but it is disheartening to have a day so thrown off kilter. A morning like this one, which was flipped upside down with one Snapchat message. It wasn’t anything earth shattering or tragic, just another mess to add…
I Need You, and You Need Someone
Do you remember the army poster created at the beginning of World War I? The one with Uncle Sam saying I Want You for the U.S. Army? Well I want to tell you I not only want you, but I need you to walk with me through life. I need you to encourage me when I…
Wake Up to Worship: God Is Not a Puppet or Vending Machine
God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM” (Exodus 3:14) Things happen in each of our lives that cause us to question God. I’ve been there. I get that. After all, our flesh hurts. This world is hard. We don’t understand the pain. Don’t Expect God to Make Sense But as I study Scripture and…
When It’s Time to Say Good-bye Again (A Prayer for When They Leave)
I cried when each child entered kindergarten. Sweet innocence seemed to be sneaking away. Changing Roles of Good-Bye Fast forward (and I mean fast forward!) to today and those childhood days are precious memories. My four children are flying the coop … way to soon it seems. I love seeing how God is molding my children;…
Two Seemingly Bad Words that Really Are Quite Good and Why You Should Use Them
Submission and surrender: the hardest actions for people to perform. They are two words nobody wants to mention, much less do. Who wants to submit and surrender anything? That’s losing, isn’t it? In some circles I suppose it is. But in surrendering and submitting to the Lord, we win in a big way. Submit and Surrender Humbling ourselves…
Find the Strength You Need and the Joy and Peace You Desire
We attend a liturgical, Scripture-based church weekly where I hear the Word read and preached on. For years I reasoned that would have to be enough: personal Bible study just wasn’t happening. Day after day, I convinced myself I couldn’t fit it in. Surely God would understand. A busy mama of 4 all under the…
When Uncertainty Enters Our World
A precious little girl sat across the aisle for me, at the opposite window. No more than 8 years old, she chattered endlessly to the mother-like woman next to her. Little seemed to bother the young lady until the plane began to roll away from the gate. Then without hesitation, she grabbed the hand of her guardian.…
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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