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  • Transformation

    3 Ways to Fall More Deeply in Love With Jesus

    February 16, 2022 /

    The old sycamore leans over the icy creekbed with shoulders washed white by the weather.  Closing my eyes, I inhale the scent of the forest and pray that I might learn to embrace my moments and fall more deeply in love with Jesus in the process. For the past few years, I’ve been learning to slow down. I’ve been asking God to help me live with less grit and more grace. In the process, God is changing me. I’m also discovering that the secret to living with greater joy and deeper peace is falling more deeply in love with Jesus. What does this look like in my world with winter…

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    How to Have a Closer Relationship With God

    How to Have a Closer Relationship With God: 8 Ways

    November 21, 2018

    How to Empty Yourself and Let God Fill You

    August 28, 2024

    12 Empowering Scriptures on Insecurity

    August 31, 2022
  • Purposeful Living

    What Does It Mean to Live Life to the Fullest?

    December 1, 2021 /

    What does it mean to live life to the fullest? We live our best lives when we feel purposeful, fulfilled, and joyful.  We’re living to the fullest when everyday problems and stressors don’t get the best of us. We’re living to the fullest when we’ve learned to walk in peace regardless of our circumstances.  We have also learned to be thankful in all circumstances. I invite you to join our family on a chilly winter morning, and we’ll talk about living our lives to the fullest.  Also, be sure to read to the end of today’s post for a free devotional eBook to help you live life to the fullest.…

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    How to Focus on Jesus Instead of Focusing on Your Problems

    October 4, 2017

    7 Prayers for Joy and Peace No Matter What You’re Facing

    May 28, 2025

    A Glimpse Into Our Family Road Trip to the Rockies

    June 5, 2024
  • Bible Truth for Everyday Life

    How to Show Gratitude Toward God When Life Is Tough: 3 Practical Ways

    August 18, 2021 /

    After the coffee brews, the final drops patter into the pot like rain filling a bucket or thoughts collecting in the secret place.  Our days have been full here lately, and I’m desperate for some space to let my soul breathe.  I utter a quiet prayer for insight on how to show gratitude to God and close my eyes as thunder echoes in the distance. We all face seasons when life feels overwhelming. We want to give thanks in all circumstances, but it’s not so easy when life doesn’t work out according to our plans. It’s easy to get caught up in all that’s wrong in our lives and forget…

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    How to Be Still Before God When Your Mind Is Racing

    July 5, 2023

    How to Give God Control: 5 Scriptures on Surrendering to God

    June 12, 2024

    5 Reasons to Stop Seeking a “Balanced” Life

    March 28, 2018
  • Overcoming Trials

    8 Scriptures on Purpose and Vision for Challenging Seasons

    March 3, 2021 /

    I wake up grumpy after a particularly difficult week of teaching my kindergartner while the one-year-old howls from the high chair. There’s no way around it: I’m struggling with life.  I didn’t sign up for this.  Pulling out my Bible, I begin digging for Scriptures on purpose and vision. Maybe you need these words today, too. Maybe the job that once felt like your calling now feels like drudgery, or maybe you’ve been trying to find God’s purpose for your life and falling short. Wherever this day finds you, I invite you to join our family in a challenging season as we explore what God’s Word says about purpose and…

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    5 Ways to Encounter God in Unexpected Places

    December 30, 2020

    15 Scriptures to Destroy the Works of the Enemy

    October 4, 2023

    8 Prayers for Hope in Difficult Times

    November 12, 2025
  • Purposeful Living

    3 Unconventional Ways to Worship God While You Work

    September 2, 2020 /

    You are completely exhausted as you drive home after a long day of living out your calling. You know there are four loads of laundry waiting to be folded.  The floors are filthy, and dinner waits to be cooked. You’d give just about anything to lie on the couch in front of the TV instead of diving into the work. The last thing on your mind is construing ways to worship God in the middle of your work. Perhaps the idea of worshiping while you work feels like a pursuit reserved for women who don’t have full schedules – or kids. I feel you. I see you. I’m standing with…

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    8 Life-Changing Prayers for Your Daughter

    March 22, 2023

    Spiritual Renewal: 14 Fresh Ways to Connect With God

    July 19, 2023

    How to Make the Most of Your Time: A Review of “Around the Clock Mom”

    January 13, 2021
  • Overcoming Trials

    10 Steps to Take When You Feel Empty Inside

    June 24, 2020 /

    Fog hovers over clear water this morning.  I sit in silence feeling empty inside.  When’s the last time you stilled your soul long enough to be real about the places where you feel empty inside? We all have empty spaces. Emptiness might look like numbness, emotional distress, loneliness, isolation, or grief. When we feel empty inside, it can be hard to know where to turn. Today, we’ll look at ten things to do to fill the emptiness in our souls. When You Feel Empty Inside The feeling of emptiness can have many causes. Sometimes, grief leads to emptiness.  All losses involve grief, not only death. We can feel empty inside…

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    8 Scriptures on Purpose and Vision for Challenging Seasons

    March 3, 2021

    Cast All Your Burdens on God: 4 Practical Ways

    January 25, 2023

    How Does Satan Tempt Us? A Biblical Perspective on Temptation

    December 12, 2025
  • Purposeful Living

    Start Your Day With Positivity: 7 Powerful Tips

    June 17, 2020 /

    The alarm sounds, and it’s been less than an hour since I last laid eyes upon the digital numbers.  In fact, I believe I saw these red glowing numbers every hour throughout the past night.  What do you do when the idea of learning to start your day with positivity feels entirely unrealistic? I hear a little voice outside the bedroom door.  In the room next to me, tiny legs kick hard against the crib mattress as the youngest considers whether or not to cry for more milk.  I pray he returns to sleep. How to Start Your Day With Positivity I’m praying for little Aiden to return to sleep…

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    8 Bible Verses About Finding Rest in God

    December 23, 2022

    3 Questions to Help You Find Your Calling in Life

    March 20, 2019

    3 Unconventional Ways to Worship God While You Work

    September 2, 2020
  • Overcoming Trials

    10 Bible Verses for Peace and Calm

    May 27, 2020 /

    Does the idea of greater peace sound inviting to you?  Today, we’ll explore 10 Bible verses for peace and calm.  We’ll also unpack five practical ways to add more peace to our lives. Bible Verses for Peace and Calm in Any Storm Let’s start by looking at God’s Word.  Then, we’ll explore ways to step into God’s peace in our everyday lives.  Be sure to read to the end of today’s post for a free devotional eBook to help you experience God’s peace. 10 Bible Verses for Peace and Calm 1. Isaiah 26:3 (ESV) You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in…

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    7 Comforting Bible Verses for Miscarriage

    February 15, 2021

    Thanksgiving Encouragement for When Thanksgiving Is Hard

    November 15, 2017

    God Will Make a Way: When God’s Ways Don’t Make Sense

    February 9, 2022
  • Bible Truth for Everyday Life

    How to Have the Joy of the Lord: 7 Tips

    November 27, 2019 /

    It’s an unseasonably warm Thursday afternoon, aspen leaves covering the ground with a golden blanket.  It’s as if they’ve absorbed every ounce of joy in life and put it on display for the world to see.  I admire them as I consider how to have the joy of the Lord. Ten minutes later, I rush through the aisles of the discount grocery store, filling my cart to the brim as other shoppers scurry to get in front of me.  I’ve forgotten all about pursuing joy and think only about knocking out my to-do list for the day. When the last loaf of bread is scanned and placed gently on top…

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    I Am Tired, God: Encouragement for Exhausting Seasons

    July 24, 2019

    5 Ways to Rest in God’s Presence: A Review of Just Rest

    April 29, 2022

    25 Bible Verses About God’s Love for Us

    February 10, 2021
  • Bible Truth for Everyday Life

    I Am Tired, God: Encouragement for Exhausting Seasons

    July 24, 2019 /

    The evening sky is graying with dusk, and your feet are weary from a full day of living in the thick of your calling.  You’re ready for the needy people to head home so you can do the same—so you can take a long break from life and this world with its incessant demands.  “I am tired, God,” you whisper. “Please carry me.” Most of us have been here. It might be the classroom where you invest your time teaching young people. Maybe it’s the house where the children rule the schedule, including when you will eat, sleep, and even shower. Perhaps it’s the quiet cubicle where you spend the…

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I'm Stacey, and I spend my days exploring wild places with my three kids and writing words in the quiet moments. I've been everything from a high school teacher to a solo backpacker. I've done plenty of running from God, but he has pursued me. He's pursuing you too. This page will help you respond to his pursuit.

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A mother-daughter devotional book to help moms and daughters connect with each other and grow closer to God! Written with my daughter, Bekah!

Calling all boys!

A boys' devotional book to help boys ages 5-12 grow in courage and strength! Written with our two young sons, Caleb and Aiden!

Calling all teen girls and moms!

This mother-daughter devotional was also coauthored with my teen daughter, Bekah. We help moms and teen daughters discuss challenging topics, including peer pressure, doubting God, dating, sex, and more! We'll help you break the ice today!

God is pursuing you with tenderness

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God wants to work in your life to accomplish what you've been unable to achieve through willpower alone. Let Lean Into Grace lead you into God's love as he heals, refreshes, and guides you.

I also offer more than a dozen free eBooks and online devotionals!

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Recent Posts

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  • Walk by Faith, Not by Sight: Trusting God in the Unknown
  • 7 Modern-Day Lessons From the Tower of Babel
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  • God Is Love: Making Sense of Suffering
  • 7 Life-Changing Lessons From Noah’s Ark
  • Is God Calling You to a Balanced Life? (10 Insightful Scriptures on Balance in Life)
  • The Secret No One Tells You in Your Lowest Moment
  • 17 Free Devotional Books to Help You Grow With God
  • A Free 2024 New Year Devotional to Help You Grow With God
  • How to Cling to the Lord When You'd Rather Cling to Control
  • Your Pain Has a Purpose, and This Is Part of It . . .
  • How to Find Freedom From Your Secret Sins
  • How to Stop Worrying and Trust God in Tough Times
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