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Why You Never Need to Despair #31DaysofPraise
“Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable.” Isaiah 40:28 At some point, we all grow weary in our days. And when life becomes burdensome, hope is easily missed. But we have an advocate…
The One Truth About Each Moment You Don’t Want to Miss
I couldn’t sleep. Tears flowed as I reflected on the past years with my children. Now they were flying the coop. Two off to college; the last two in high school. Vacations all different. Family dynamics skewed. No more lively debate every evening. No more weekly games for four. Adventures in Odyssey, Veggie Tales, Disney…
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…
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…
When Uncertainty Enters Our World
A precious little girl sat across the aisle for me, at the opposite window. No more than 8 years old, she chattered endlessly to the mother-like woman next to her. Little seemed to bother the young lady until the plane began to roll away from the gate. Then without hesitation, she grabbed the hand of her guardian.…
Where the Ugliness of This Life Turns to Beauty [a letter to my younger self]
Well I did it. I missed a Monday post. Nearly every week of the last 3 years I’ve published a post on Mondays. This week I had to, no I chose to, extend myself a wee bit of grace and skip it. The past couple weeks have been packed with preparations, kids’ stuff, and editing.…
What You Should Expect in Life
I was a young wife, eager to start a family. So from the time that first pregnancy test showed positive, I expected a baby to be placed in my arms. Counting down the weeks, it never crossed my mind that it may turn out differently. Because when one gets pregnant, holding a baby nearly 40 weeks later…
What Do Our Circumstances Look Like in Light of God’s Plan?
Our daily circumstances may not be want we want them to be, but we can trust they serve a purpose in God’s plan. Each morning I awake to the same task. Whether summer break, a weekend, a school day, or even on vacation, every morning I’m tasked with helping my teenage daughter with her hygiene…
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…
Fight Fear With Truth and Take Captive the What-Ifs
Fear is a powerful foe that sneaks in on the coattails of what-ifs. Late at night and my exhausted mind wouldn’t rest. It kept turning over a plethora of “what-ifs.” Fear My oldest would be flying that night to Turkey for a three-week trip with his college. Up to that point, I had wholeheartedly supported…
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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