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  • Bible Truth for Everyday Life

    14 Free Short Women’s Devotions for Spiritual Growth

    November 15, 2023 /

    Would you like to connect with God in deeper ways and experience his presence like never before?  I hope to help you encounter God in ways that transform your life forever.  For this reason, I have written a collection of free devotionals for women.  I pray these free short women’s devotions bless you deeply and lead you closer to God’s heart of love for you. Free Short Women’s Devotions Below, you will find a collection of free resources to help you connect with God in your daily devotional time, bolster your prayer life, and provide healing in difficult seasons.  My hope is that these words bless you and lead you…

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  • Free Advent Devotional
    Purposeful Living

    An Advent Devotional for Less Stress and Deeper Peace

    November 13, 2023 /

    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…

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  • Bible Truth for Everyday Life

    15 Bible Verses About Letting Go and Trusting God

    November 8, 2023 /

    This morning, I was startled to find the wood line painted grey.  The bleak scene mirrored the state of my soul.  Letting go and trusting God with my life felt nearly impossible.  Opening, my Bible, I began copying a list of Bible verses about letting go and trusting God. Bible Verses About Letting Go Here are the Scriptures I listed.  I also invite you to read to the end of today’s post for a free devotional eBook to help you let go and trust God. 15 Bible Verses About Letting Go and Trusting God 1. 2 Corinthians 9:8 “And God is able to make all grace overflow to you, so…

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  • Transformation

    10 Bible Verses About Change and Transition

    November 1, 2023 /

    The cobalt skies have faded to grey, and aside from a few crumpled leaves, the poplar tree beside our house has shed her summer foliage.  Most of the leaves are scattered on the deck in shades of burnt sienna, and I don’t have the heart to sweep them away just yet.  I’ve never been great at handling change.  As I consider this, I pull out my Bible verses about change and transition in life. Today, I want to hold on to lingering twilight, campfires in the yard, and supper on the deck. Everything within me wants to hold onto barefoot water fights and footraces around a flourishing garden. Change can…

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  • How to Be Still and Listen to God
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    How to Be Still and Listen to God: 7 Practical Tips

    October 25, 2023 /

    Daylight finds us with an unseasonable chill, and we close the windows and wrap ourselves in fleece blankets. Pulling out my Bible, I flip to a familiar Psalm.  It reads, “Be still and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10).  I’ve been learning how to be still and listen to God for decades and have yet to master the practice. My mind has been racing again lately, and silencing my thoughts today feels next to impossible. Instead of being critical of my racing mind, I am kind to myself today.  I lean back and let the thoughts pass like clouds in a sapphire sky.  Finally, after several minutes, my mind…

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  • Bible Truth for Everyday Life

    15 Bible Verses to Memorize: And 3 Tips to Help You

    October 18, 2023 /

    Our thoughts determine our actions, and our actions determine the direction of our lives.  When we hide God’s Word in our hearts, his wisdom becomes a part of us.  Today, we’ll look at 15 powerful Bible verses to memorize as we aim to align ourselves with God.  Be sure to read to the end of today’s post for a free devotional eBook to help you connect with God in deeper ways. 15 Bible Verses to Memorize After we explore these Scriptures, we’ll explore practical ways to memorize Scripture more consistently. Let’s start with the Word. Bible Verses to Memorize 1. John 14:6, ESV Jesus said to him, “I am the…

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  • Bible Truth for Everyday Life

    How to Have Quiet Time With God: 15 Tips

    October 11, 2023 /

    I try to begin my days spending some quiet moments with God.  Many days, my mind refuses to quiet, and I have a hard time focusing.  On those days, I come back to the insights I’m sharing today.  Today, we’ll talk about how to have quiet time with God. First, let’s consider the importance of quiet time with God. More than anything else, God wants a relationship with each of his children.  Just as we grow closer to others in our human relationships, we grow closer to God by spending set-apart time with him. When we connect with God in our quiet moments, we grow stronger.  God gives us the…

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  • Bible Truth for Everyday Life

    Read These 10 Bible Verses When You Feel Like No One Cares About You

    October 6, 2023 /

    Above the tree line, the alpine grasses shiver in the wind while a pika no bigger than my fist eyes me from a rocky alcove.  I’m 20 years old, and I’ve been climbing mountains all summer while running from a long list of mistakes.  I know my family loves and cares about me deeply, but a quiet thought whispers, You’re all alone, and no one can help you. Perhaps you can relate to this thought.  Today, I invite you to soak in the following 10 uplifting Bible verses when you feel like no one cares about you. Be sure to read to the end of today’s post for a free…

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  • Overcoming Trials

    15 Scriptures to Destroy the Works of the Enemy

    October 4, 2023 /

    We are living in difficult times.  Now, more than ever, let’s cling to God’s Word as we face the spiritual darkness surrounding us.  Today, we’ll take a closer look at 15 powerful Scriptures to destroy the works of the enemy. Speak these verses out loud when you sense you are under attack and as you pray over our world.  Satan cannot read our minds, but he submits to the authority of God’s Word. Be sure to read to the end of today’s post for a free devotional eBook that will help you find victory in Christ as well as a library of free devotionals and eBooks for every season of…

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  • Overcoming Trials

    8 Bible Verses for Brokenness, Loss, and Suffering

    September 27, 2023 /

    The first storm of fall comes with gusty gales and breaks loose the brittle branches and untethered leaves. I have a deep sense of my own brokenness as the leaves scatter across the yard, and a question stirs in my heart:  If God uses brokenness for good, how do we turn to God and find beauty in the brokenness?  Turning to God’s Word, I begin listing Bible verses for brokenness in my journal. 8 Bible Verses for Brokenness These are the words I write.  I encourage you to meditate on these words.  Also, be sure to read to the end of today’s post for a free devotional eBook that will…

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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

Lean Into Grace

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!

Check out this link to view and download more than a dozen free eBooks and online devotionals.

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