Parenting
Tribute to Mom (1000 Moms Project)
Two years ago this post was linked with Ann Voskamp and the 1000 Moms Project written with love and gratitude for my mom and mother-in-law. By publicly thanking our mothers, Haitian mothers in need were helped. __________________________________________________________________ Mother. The word conjures up many different emotions. To some it brings sadness, to others fear, and to still…
Learning to Embrace the Glory that is Each Day
Spring is sprung. Change is in the air. Buds develop and open; blasts of color dot the landscape. Days turn, soon fragrant petals drift to the ground on wisps of a breeze and dandelion seeds scatter in the wind. Birds and other critters pair up, find homes, and begin families. Little mouths gape hungrily, and…
No Longer Ten [Happy Birthday]
Eleven years ago (23rd), an amazing gift entered our lives. We named him Joseph Kenneth. It was in the midst of severe weather, a tornado threatening, when we were set to usher our fourth child from the warmth of his mommy incubator into the cool unknown. A precious bundle was placed in my arms that…
Good-Bye Is Not the End but Just the Beginning
Here’s my Five Minute Friday thoughts on Good-Bye, prompted by The Gypsy Mama. Writing freely is difficult for me, but I am working on it. So although I still went over five minutes (closer to ten), I rethought and edited much less and was freer with my words. It’s a beginning! Enjoy the ramblings of…
Not My Will, But His
“Mary did you know that your baby boy will one day rule the nations? Did you know that your baby boy is Heaven’s perfect lamb?” (Mary Did You Know? Lyrics by Mark Lowry) How much did Mary know about her firstborn’s ministry? It was revealed to her that she would birth the Son of God,…
Jesus Never Fails!
One night several years ago, I learned my son had been wounded. It was the type of hurt that cannot be seen, one that eats at the soul. My mother’s heart ached to fix it, to make it all better, just like I did when he was a little boy. But this was not a pain…
Help My Unbelief!
In the blink of an eye, the world turns ugly. From sunny, blue skies to dark clouds and hurricane-force winds. And the rain! It comes down in sheets, so hard at times one can barely see around the corner. And a mother’s heart bleeds. It bleeds for the injustice of this life. For the cruelness.…
Renouncing the Loser Mothers Club
Okay, I am a loser as a mother! No really, it’s true. I forgot my youngest son at church for the second Sunday in a row. That officially makes me a loser of a mother, right? My Defense Now, in my defense, we noticed him missing within minutes of driving off. And, it wasn’t like…
Releasing
Daniel, our firstborn, is a high school senior! Wow, does that trigger conflicting feelings. Intermingled with the excitement for what God has in store for him, is an acute sense of loss as I anticipate how our family will change with him living many hours away at college. As I reflect on his life, pictures…
Not-So-Many Words (learning how to live fully)
To live fully the life we have been given is not so easy. Oh, it often looks easy in our heyday of innocence (that time between birth and age 5; okay, for some maybe into the double digits). After that, living can be downright difficult—at least at times. My early years largely played out in…
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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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