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A quiet place for weekly devotionals, honest stories, and Scripture-rooted encouragement for trusting God in everyday life.
Coasting Through Life
Coasting Through Life
Are you coasting through life? In it for the ride, surviving to live another day? Or are you living with purpose, making each day count? It's easy in our world, to stay in our lane, creating comfort at all costs. Unfortunately, those costs sometimes include relationships, serving others, or neglecting God's very plan for our... Read more...
Hannah's Submission
Hannah's Submission
There is none holy like the Lord; for there is none besides you; there is no rock like our God. 1 Samuel 2:2 Hannah proclaimed these words from her lips as she gave up her child back to God. Her long-awaited child. The child who she longed to have. She had made a promise to... Read more...
Turn Your Eyes
Turn Your Eyes
Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. Proverbs 4:25 Turn your eyes upon Jesus. What else in the world is there? What could possibly compare to Him? Look full in His wonderful face. Gaze your eyes. Stop everything else, and look. For the things of earth will grow strongly... Read more...
John 10:4
John 10:4
When He has brought out all His own, He goes before them, and the sheep follow Him, for they know His voice. John 10:4 When we place our lives into God's hands, He guides us. We trust Him and in return, He guides us step by step. Can be comforting when you realize Who is... Read more...
Warsaw Grit
Warsaw Grit
Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. 1 John 4:8 Recently finished a book one of my daughters gave me for Christmas. Love WW2 historical fiction as it draws me into a time where heroes multiply. Reading about Dr. Korczak, a teacher who ran his orphanage full of parentless... Read more...
Stealing Your Joy
Stealing Your Joy
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Philippians 4:4 Why is it that blessings are often overshadowed by disappointment? You can look at a field full of flowers but instead feel sour thinking of what didn't transpire. Of who disappointed you. Why do we react like that? Why does our flesh tend... Read more...
Boasting in Weakness
Boasting in Weakness
And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you. for My strength is made perfect in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 2 Corinthians 12:9 Ever thanked God for your temptations or weaknesses? For how you are tempted to... Read more...
Fret Not
Fret Not
Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil. Psalm 37:8 Would you agree anger is usually a result of not being in control? Your spouse's actions, your child's reaction, someone bumps your car on the road. When we are not in control, we tend to get angry. And when we... Read more...
Recognizing Jesus
Recognizing Jesus
Would you have believed? When Jesus walked the earth, would you have believed He was the Messiah? Or would you have looked the other way? Or, even worse, cast a stone in His direction? We shudder at the thought, yes? But we are here, over 2,000 years later, looking back. We know who He was.... Read more...
Thankful for the Mud
Thankful for the Mud
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 When you rejoice for the mud, the yuck, you thank God for all things. For all things, including the yucky parts of life. God is working for our good and when He works,... Read more...
Ephesians 4:27
Ephesians 4:27
And give no opportunity to the devil. Ephesians 4:27 How many opportunities do you hand the devil? During the day, how many times do you seek yourself over others? Your selfish whims over the needs of your family? How many times do you listen to the lies the devil whispers into your ear? He's there,... Read more...
Christmas Morning
Christmas Morning
I can hear their whispers. All four children clamoring down the stairs to celebrate Christmas. The anticipation. The presents. The moment. I climb out of bed, putting the cinnamon rolls into the oven and popping on the local classical radio station. As the children open their bulging stockings, carols fill the air while we sniff... Read more...