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When Success Seems Elusive
Success can be hard to find when we think it needs to look a certain way. As I entered the room, the nervous fluttering in my stomach increased although I knew I had a good plan. I felt secure in what I had to offer. I came to my first writer’s conference with a thorough…
Find the Power You Need for a Chaotic Life by Being Anchored In (& a book review)
When my daughter was little, her “after school” future seemed far away. Not so anymore. We’re likely within a half year of that future being her present (although she “graduated” with her class last year, she is still attending classes). That thought is never far from my mind. I wake in the morning wondering what…
Put Down the Bonds: Jesus Came To Set You Free! #AdventReflections
Jesus coming set us free! Let’s walk in that freedom. I have a tendency to imprison myself—to become shackled by my own expectations. I tie my worth to my accomplishments, attach my holiness and righteousness to my outward actions, and align my happiness with my situation. Be Free It’s one reason I cherish the Holy days of…
Everyday Praise Book Release Day! (What Success Looks Like)
It’s book release day! If you haven’t heard yet, today I launched my first book into the big, wide world. It’s a small, image-rich devotional called Everyday Praise: Walking in Greater Peace. I Didn’t Want To Self-Publish Can I be honest here? It was a grueling process to get to this point. Feeling a nudge from…
How To Find the Best Plan for Your Life
Whether He’s asking us to act or to wait, God always has the best plan for our lives. Sometimes God Asks Us to Act It came unbidden: a request I didn’t want to follow. Yet, I couldn’t deny the Holy Spirit’s prompts to turn around, to face the weeping lady behind me and comfort her. …
God’s Answer to Life’s Messes (it may catch you off guard)
There’s still time to join the launch team for upcoming release, Everyday Praise: Walking in Greater Peace! This short image-based devotional expounds on the power of praise and encourages praise as a daily habit. Click here to join my team! I spent a roller coaster day preparing the sign up for my Everyday Praise devotional launch team. A myriad of tech issues struck,…
When Your Child Graduates (for parents, graduates, and my son)
It’s difficult to let our graduates go. Yet we can confidently release them, knowing God has them in His care. I’m now officially a mom of a college graduate (soon to be two [and four adults])! At the risk of sounding cliché, where has the time gone? I still feel like that newlywed, eager to…
When You Are Longing for More in this Life (#ComeWithMe book review and #giveaway)
Who doesn’t have a longing for more in this life? There’s an ache that lies deep in each of us, begging for more. But more of what? More of what this world offers will not satisfy. The only salve that will heal the longing for more we all have is a deeper connection with our Creator.…
When the Unexpected Is Breaking You
God often uses the unexpected and the unwanted to bring about the best in our lives. But it requires us to let go first. Let go of our expectations. Let go of our perceptions. Let go of our perceived control. And then to open our hearts to receive the fullness of what He has for us.…
When You Feel Helpless (beginning of healing & strength)
Feeling helpless—getting to the end of “me”—allows for the beginning of deep healing and supernatural strength. Doing It All From the very first diagnosis of a cleft palate on the day Rachel was born nearly 18 years ago, My husband and I began to do all we could for her. When our precious baby girl quit…
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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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