Serving
Am I Willing…? (Reflections for Lent)
When my boys were little, I had to wrap them tightly in my arms to have their vaccinations administered. No matter how clearly I explained the importance of the shots, they refused to willingly submit to the pain, even if it would produce something good in them. They were too little to know better, but…
There Is Healing in the Sharing and the Hearing
Who would ever guess right here is where to find healing? Who would think sharing is therapeutic? After all, suffering is private, isn’t it? And I pause to remember: The dark, suffocating days of loss. Tears burning tracks down my cheeks. Missing the ones I never knew and never would (this side of heaven). The unknown future…
Reflect Forward to a Life of More Meaning
Around January 1, most of us spend some time reflecting on the past year. We remember the good times, lament over the bad, and project forward to a better next year. Always a better next year. But really what does that “better” mean? Is it more money? A bigger house? More prestige? A healthier season?…
Ask How to Serve Not Why
It’s easy to fall into distrust of our fellow man. Even those of us who live compassionately and generously stoop to cynicism from time to time. Stories about fraud, deceit, and hypocrisy plaster the news. Likely, most of us know someone personally who has lied to get what she/he wanted. Perhaps you have even suffered…
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…
11 Important Lessons Learned From Serving In Vacation Bible School
Serving isn’t always easy or comfortable, but we always grow through it. “Good duties must not be pressed and beaten out of us, as the waters came out of a rock when Moses smote it with his rod; but must freely drop from us, as myrrh from the tree, or honey from the comb.” ~ Thomas…
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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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