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The Most Important Lesson I Learned in the Hard Times
In the most difficult times in my life, I learned the most important lesson of my life: I am too weak to do life without God. The Problem We have a problem in the United States. Actually this problem is likely found throughout the developed countries. It’s called self-sufficiency and pride. We pride ourselves on…
You May Be Missing Out: How To Receive the Best Gifts (One Word)
“If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!” Matthew 7:11 God offers. How often do we really receive? I mean really RECEIVE: as in hands and hearts open to welcome whatever He fills them…
Find Peace in the Face of Anything
I used to think the hardest part of raising a child with special needs would be her younger years. Getting through the initial stages of a diagnosis. Setting up the best services for her. Adjusting to being a “special needs” parent. Yet as Rachel has grown, I’m realizing the hardest part is yet to come:…
The Beauty of Giving Up
It’s easy to think we’re in control. To believe we can manage things just fine, thank you! When I get in that “control mode,” I eventually find myself in a heap of frustration and often unknowingly mess things up in a worse way. Controlling myself, my actions and attitudes, that’s helpful. Believing I can dictate…
The Only True Form of Praise #31DaysofPraise
“To the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our LORD, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.” Jude 1:25 I offer thanks to God. I offer Him my praise. Giving All But am I really giving all? Am I really giving Him glory, majesty, power, and authority in…
Where Are You Called to Service, to Share God’s Love?
“In the Kingdom of God, service is not a stepping-stone to nobility: it is nobility, the only kind of nobility that is recognized.” ~ T.W. Manson One boy went one direction; his brother went another. One chattered animatedly about dinosaurs; the other made it his mission to receive a personal hi from everyone in the room.…
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…
How to Have a Good Day
The assurance of a good day came clearly to mind. As I sprang out of bed, I laid it all out: I will edit uninterrupted all morning then have most of the afternoon to write, with time in late afternoon/evening to spend with my family—the makings of a perfectly good day. The only problem was having a good day depended…
Two Seemingly Bad Words that Really Are Quite Good and Why You Should Use Them
Submission and surrender: the hardest actions for people to perform. They are two words nobody wants to mention, much less do. Who wants to submit and surrender anything? That’s losing, isn’t it? In some circles I suppose it is. But in surrendering and submitting to the Lord, we win in a big way. Submit and Surrender Humbling ourselves…
The One Thing We Need If We Want To Serve Jesus
Generally, neither being a wreck nor getting in a wreck are good things. Yet being wrecked, at least when God’s involved, is what we all need. Wrecked can mean “to reduce to a ruinous state,” no thanks! But it can also mean to “bring about” or my personal favorite, “to rob, salvage, or repair wreckage or a wreck.” No…
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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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