One Thousand (or more) Gifts
Step Out in Confidence When Uncertainty Threatens
There’s nothing quite like a child’s first steps. She’s been practicing for some time and has finally gathered the courage to let go. But before long, her balance wavers and her confidence gives out. She plops back to the floor, only to soon try it again. It is both beautiful and heartrending to watch. It takes a…
Forgiveness Is Yours; Accept It
“I’ll never be a non-stumbler. I’ll be a forgiven stumbler, but never a non-stumbler.” ∼TobyMac Too often I wring my hands in discouragement as once again, despite all my good intentions, I slip into self-pleasing behavior instead of God-pleasing. And in that place, I tend to carry around guilt and condemnation, asking scathing questions: “As…
What To Do When You are Frustrated With Your Walk of Faith
“Grant that I may not pray alone with the mouth; help me that I may pray from the depths of my heart.” ~Martin Luther I used to think I knew God. I knew who He was. What He did for me. How He wanted me to conduct myself. Years later, I realize I never really…
5 Reasons to Tuck Scripture into Your Heart
The warm water pelted my skin, washing away all the physical dirt. Yet I longed for a deeper cleaning, one that would also carry off the emotional grime from a long troubling day. I tried to sing; no hymn came to mind. I tried to pray; words failed me. My thoughts remained knotted around the day’s events. So…
Find Hope Through Daily Bible Reading: 3 Things to Consider
The desperation I felt that afternoon seared deep into my young mind, guaranteeing I’d never forget the event. It was about far more than my brother running away: he never made it very far, and I knew he never would. But in that moment, my perception of a secure world began to unravel. For the first…
3 Habits that Will Re-energize Your Spiritual Life
Instinctively I reached for my contact solution, withdrawing my hand quickly after realizing I had no need for it. It had been months since I wore contact lens, but the habit had become so ingrained I struggled to shake it. Habits are like that. They hold on tight, making us work to shake them off. Sometimes…
Walk In the Goodness of God, Even When Bad Things Happen
God’s goodness exists in our lives whether we choose to see it or not. Many things happen in our day-to-day lives. As we perceive them, some are good, some are bad, some seem to be neutral. As I profess faith, I claim to trust the Lord, to trust His goodness for my life in all…
Six Reasons Not to Fear Growth
Although the means to obtaining it is not always desirable, growth is a wonderful end result. Growth occurs best when well watered, pruned, cultivated, and fertilized. Often requiring great effort and involving pain or discomfort. I’m fine with putting in effort, but I prefer to avoid the pain and discomfort part. Yet growth is the word I…
Growth: My 2015 One Word and Why I Hesitated Choosing It
This post was supposed to be written last Wednesday, in time for New Year’s Day, then Friday, the day after New Year’s. But I couldn’t write it. Every time I tried, one thing stopped me: I didn’t want to accept the One Word I feel compelled to adopt for 2015. This will be the fourth…
Recording Gifts: because Our Days Are Not Perfect, but Our God Is
The last few days skirted by me in a daze of deadlines and events, some good, some challenging. Monday’s usual sharing of my chronicled gifts passed with nothing posted. But I can’t let that stand. Recording gifts is becoming a necessary part of every day for me. And I have to share these lists of blessings. I have…
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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