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What Each Mundane and Hard Day Needs
Stuck behind a car at a green light, I couldn’t figure out why it was stopped. As I debated whether to drive around, a pickup truck in front of the car made a left turn. Then the car drove on. I never noticed the pickup until it turned. Close up the smaller car had completely blocked the…
Words of Empowerment for When You Feel Inadequate {printable}
My frustration grew. The school van drew near, yet my daughter struggled to get dressed because her fingers kept slipping through the holes in her shirtsleeves (yes, believe it or not, manufactured holes!). No matter how much I coached and reminded, she just couldn’t seem to keep from slipping into those holes. Wow, can I relate! Feeling…
The Real Truth About Your Story: 3 Things You Want to Know
For years I thought my story was mine. It was mine to plan, mine to live, mine to tell about. And I treated it as such. Yet although my plan looked great in my mind and on paper, it didn’t play out the way I intended. Not at all. My story took on far too much…
How to Find Fulfillment in the Midst of Your Pain
“I am afflicted and needy; hurry to me, God. You are my help and my deliverer; LORD, do not delay.” (Psalm 70:5) Happiness was mine growing up. Each adventure-filled day became whatever I made it. Little rocked my boat. But storms in this life will come. And as soon as one hit I was tossed…
When You Have Nothing To Offer You Really Have Everything To Give
It was but a few years ago I made the hesitant decision to be a writer. To be an encourager through my words. And it’s been wonderful and not so wonderful, easy and difficult, satisfying and anxiety-ridden. I stepped in that direction because I felt God calling me there. But often I wonder, “Did I…
When the Mundane Begs an Answer
“Earth’s crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God; But only he who sees, takes off his shoes.” Elizabeth Barrett Browning Laundry piled high again. Dirty dishes spilling out of the sink. Windows smeared. Everyone needing something at the same time. It’s all a seeming mess, and I’m wrung clear out. And as I’m…
Unwrap Today
Today holds a promise that’s easy to miss. In my younger years, I was eager to grow up. As a young adult, I couldn’t wait to finish college. Once out of school, my wedding captured my time and attention. Married and childless, thoughts of having my own children consumed me. After my first little guy…
Stop Wandering, Find Fulfillment Right Where You Are
The Wanderer No one knows for sure why he left. Times were hard, no doubt; the turn of the 20th century wasn’t easy for many. But still… Perhaps he felt there was more to life. Maybe he thought real adventure lay somewhere other than the Wisconsin farm he shared with his wife and children. Or maybe…
Six Tips for Keeping Actions and Motives in Sync
Performing is addicting. It threatens to sabotage my intentions. I began this blog to encourage women in the hope found in Jesus Christ. I wanted to reach women, but I didn’t think a lot about subscriber numbers or page views. Fast forward nearly two years and a couple analytic sites later, and I have to…
How To Laugh and Live Through Your Winter Season
Are the weight of your days crushing you? Do you feel like you are stuck in a bleak, barren winter season? It doesn’t have to be that way. There is hope. Even a frozen seemingly lifeless wasteland has purpose. In 2004, I implemented our family’s first annual Winterfest. It’s goal? To demonstrate the joy that can come…
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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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