An Advent Devotional for Less Stress and Deeper Peace

After years of writing, I finally decided to release an online Advent devotional this year!  I pray these readings help you slow down, cultivate wonder, and connect with the Lord.  I’m releasing it a few weeks before Advent begins so that you can have it on hand and start reading in December.

Here’s a glimpse into this new online devotional.  I pray it blesses you deeply.

Still My Soul: An Advent Devotional for Deeper Peace

I sit with the dawn and let my thoughts gather.  The grey morning light lifts her sleepy head, and the thin air is embroidered with a crimson cardinal’s song.  My mind is scattered, and I feel like a woman who is stretched too thin.  I’m thinking about packing lunches, what’s for dinner, and when I’m going to get to the grocery store.

I don’t want to be stretched and stressed.

I’m tired of snapping at my kids and rushing through my days.

“Lord, please quiet my heart and still my soul,” I whisper.

Throughout the past months, I’ve had dozens of conversations with women who are stretched and stressed—just like me.  We’ve been crying far too easily.  We’ve been escaping into Netflix, Doritos, social media, or whatever will numb the realities of our lives.

We’re tired on a soul level.

We need space to still our souls.

Space to Rest With God

How do we find stillness when we can’t opt out of nonnegotiable roles like parenthood and earning the needed income to pay the bills?

As my thoughts and worries accumulate beneath twirling ribbons of morning light, I pull out a notebook and a pencil.  I begin listing ideas to help pull me from the whirlwind of stress that has become my new normal.

My list includes some of the following ideas: “Drink tea while the little one naps; learn to lighten up about my to-do list; shift into a healthier relationship with food; and begin each day with a few minutes of silence.”

Throughout the next few weeks, every time I feel my chest tightening with stress and worry, I take a deep breath and employ a strategy to help me reclaim peace.

Gradually, over the course of a few weeks, something miraculous happens: I realize I’m snapping less at the kids, enjoying more of our moments together, and living in a way that’s more attuned to what God is doing around me.

I’m learning to still my soul.

Perhaps you would like to still your soul and make room in your life to embrace the coming King this Christmas, too.

Friend, you are in the right place.

I pray this Advent devotional will help you slow your pace, reclaim peace, live in a way that’s more present to the people you love, and connect with God in a way that breathes life into your soul this Christmas.

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Still My Soul will help you create space to connect with God in meaningful ways as you prepare your heart to celebrate the birth of Christ this month.

Every day of Advent, you will be gently invited to slow down, be more present within your moments, and cultivate gratitude instead of stress.  Get your eBook right here for just $3.99.  This payment will help offset the cost of keeping this blog running.  I sincerely appreciate your support!