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When Darkness Threatens (Power of Prayer)
ISIS. Beheadings. Nepal earthquake. Riots. I lay in bed and darkness crept in, literally and figuratively, as my mind settled on the unsettling. Then with a conscious effort to refocus, I offered this whispered prayer: Lord, there is so much heartache out there. So much suffering. So much brokenness. And I want to worry. But…
How To Be Brave When You Are Not
This life is not for the weak. Okay, maybe it is. We all want to be strong and be brave, but maybe that looks different then we thing. Whether we feel powerful or wimpy, life will at some point knock us to our knees. You can count on it. And the ones who can admit…
The One Thing You Need to Know to Flourish Right Where You Are
It is readily apparent that near-endless numbers of plants exist, and they all have slightly different requirements for optimum growth. Cantaloupe produces the best fruit when sowed in sandy soil. Woodland wildflowers thrive in the shade. Apple trees need well-drained soil. Cattails flourish in moist environments. It would be silly to plant a sedge in a desert. And…
The Thing To Do When Life Spins Too Fast
Through the years I’ve been blessed with some wonderful times with family. One of my most precious memories is swing dancing with my oldest son at one of his college functions. In general, dancing is not something our family does—except at an occasional wedding and for Daniel at college. Among his college friends, swing dancing is the thing to do…
Step Out in Confidence When Uncertainty Threatens
There’s nothing quite like a child’s first steps. She’s been practicing for some time and has finally gathered the courage to let go. But before long, her balance wavers and her confidence gives out. She plops back to the floor, only to soon try it again. It is both beautiful and heartrending to watch. It takes a…
Slam the Door on Worry
“Worry is a thin stream of fear that trickles through the mind, which, if encouraged, will cut a channel so wide that all other thoughts will be drained out.” —Author unknown I like to know what lies ahead before starting down a path. Sometimes, though, God directs me through unknown territory. The twists and turns of the way are…
Find Peace in the Midst of the Messy (Michele Cushatt’s Undone book review & giveaway)
More often than not, life doesn’t roll the way we expect. Yet some of us (yes, I’m guilty), try to force it to conform to our belief of how it should be. We try to control the inner workings and the outcomes. We wear ourselves out by trying to reconcile our idea of what should be to the…
The Real Truth About Your Story: 3 Things You Want to Know
For years I thought my story was mine. It was mine to plan, mine to live, mine to tell about. And I treated it as such. Yet although my plan looked great in my mind and on paper, it didn’t play out the way I intended. Not at all. My story took on far too much…
When Not Making Sense Is the Best Thing
I thought I became a scientist because I loved biology and nature and studying the living. But recently I realized it was more than that. I became a scientist because I like everything to make sense, to have its place, to work together in a certain way to get a certain result. But life isn’t…
Walk into the Future with Confidence
Each endless hard day and each sweet lovely day melded into one glorious period of about 14 years, when nothing seemed to change. Yet in reality, everything did. Those were the years when life swirled around my four children. Although there were difficult moments, for the most part I treasured raising littles. I cherished those late-night…
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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