Struggles
Being Shaken Up and Stirred: Why It’s a Good Thing
No one welcomes trials, but it’s in the shaking up of our ideals and expectations where we learn to lean on someone else. It’s in being shaken up where we discover the One we can always lean on. Agitated and in tears, I grabbed my parents’ Bible, threw myself on the bed, and began reading. A…
Are You Shouldering a Burden That Is Not Yours To Carry?
When my youngest recently broke his thumb, I took him to an orthopedic surgeon to fix it. When one of my children scraped a knee or elbow, I grabbed some ointment and a band-aid to fix it. When my computer quit connecting properly this week, I called the technician to fix it. I find comfort in…
Presenting a Rosy Picture of Life May Be Harmful
Every Thursday in the month of August, I’m giving away a book! Don’t miss this third giveaway in celebration of my 4-year blogging anniversary. Read all the way to the bottom to enter to win a Bible for a young lady in your life! Too often as Christians we believe life should be rosy, because…
The Only Place to Find the Abundance You Long For
An abundant life can be defined in many ways. Happiness, purpose, worth, standing, and love are some of the words we use. But what if it is much more than that? What if the abundant life has little to do with circumstances and much to do with a little thing called grace? Full. Rich and…
How to Reclaim Your Day When the Unexpected Happens
Dropping to my knees, I struggled to regain composure. A Monday morning, particularly this Monday morning, should not start this way. The night before I had just returned from a four-day convention. I needed today to go as planned. But my daughter delivered the unexpected by messing her bed. Not an uncommon experience, but one I…
Live Bountifully in a Messy Life
I’d like to offer a warm welcome to the visitors popping in from Suzie Eller’s blog. I invite you to take a few minutes and look around. You may want to start with my About Page. My prayer is that you find something on this site that encourages and inspires you to tap into God’s amazing…
Do We Really Mean “Amen”?
A Prayer for Healing “I’m scared.” My sister’s strained voice found me returning from vacation. She described a joyous time turned very wrong. Pregnant with twins, her body was failing her and the little ones—she very sick and one baby dying in utero. Bed rest, medicine, and prayer failed to remedy the situation. I arrived…
When Interruptions Threaten to Displace Your Security
Our senses can deceive us. College holds great opportunities for exploration. My freshman year I took advantage of several of them, including a spring break canoeing trip to Arkansas. Unfortunately, adventures don’t always go as planned. A Foolish Exchange Following a long road trip from northern Iowa to “the Natural State,” we unloaded our van…
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…
When the Race You’re Running Isn’t the One You Signed Up For
A picture permanently imprinted in my mind and heart is one of my daughter and me running hand in hand through a hill-top meadow. It’s an image of pure joy. But with Rachel’s inability to actually run, that will likely never happen. So we’ve adapted our hand-in-hand running. Instead of a meadow, we run on campground roads near our home.…
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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