Redemption
Messy Is Real, but One Day Only Beauty Will Remain #AdventReflections
It’s all messy, but one day only beauty will remain. This is the week serene images of the first Christmas will be displayed everywhere. They will feature Mary, the mother of Jesus, Joseph the Christ-child’s adoptive father, shepherd and wise men, and the Babe Himself (and don’t forget all the docile livestock looking on) all…
How To Find Beauty in Your Broken World
Brokenness just keeps coming, doesn’t it? Listen to the news. Walk into a school classroom and observe the kids. Get out of bed for another day. Brokenness is present in the way we speak, how we act, and what we think. It’s seen in technology failures, bombings, and the hurling of insults, and the prevalence of…
When Your World Turns Upside Down: the unexpected gift
My world has been turned upside down many times in my life. Some smaller flips; some monumental. With each successful struggle, although incredibly difficult at the time, I’ve learned to lean in a little closer to Jesus. What a gift! An Upside Down World We live in a world that flips all too easy and…
A Psalmist’s Cry During Times of Unrest (#free printable)
When the unthinkable happens and the world spins out of control. When life is overwhelming and your strength is waning. When your stomach is in knots and you don’t know how to unravel it. During times of unrest a psalm can be the balm for your soul. Your heart’s cry and your faith’s song. Here’s mine.…
Because We Won’t Ever Be Good Enough
Lately I’ve messed up in a couple near-and-dear relationships. My actions and words cut the beautiful hearts of my loved ones as I dealt with fatigue and a life that longs to overwhelm. And Satan wants to slap me with the Failure badge. He whispers that I’ll never be good enough. The enemy wants to convince me…
Why You Need a Re-Attitude Plan of Action
Some weeks you wish you could do over or skip altogether. I’m not sure which category last week fell into, but it wasn’t easy. For most of January my daughter has not been feeling her best. Her school behavior has reflected that. The most frustrating part is I can’t quite pinpoint what is causing her…
When Things Look Bleak and Ugly: 3 Reasons to Walk in Faith Not by Sight
Even when we know a truth, sometimes we struggle to accept the reality of it. Coming back from our honeymoon, my husband and I swung through Yellowstone National Park. Earlier that summer, a forest fire had raged through a large section of the park. Dave and I were both educated as fish and wildlife biologists. We knew the…
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…
I Want To Suffer Well: Inspiring Stories of Being Met and Kept
Some of us suffer in our daily living, but die peacefully. Some of us walk a relatively easy earthly path but suffer in our dying. Some of us face both. As of late I’ve been exposed to more stories of suffering than usual. And it struck me that there are two ways to deal with…
The Truth about Pain and Redemption from My Daughter’s Parched Lips
We often shy away from what’s ultimately best for us because the process to get there hurts too much. But when we power through the pain, we discover healing and growth. Before Rachel turned a year old, she underwent surgery to have the cleft of her soft palate repaired. The recent confirmation that she had significant developmental delays only…
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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