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  • Bible Truth for Everyday Life

    I Have Called You By Name: Let This Change Your Life Forever

    January 22, 2025 /

    “But now thus says the LORD, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine” (Isaiah 43:1, ESV). We’re sitting in the fading light of a late-summer evening when Aiden, our youngest son, runs to me and nuzzles his cheek against mine. As if he just can’t get enough, he plops onto my lap, wraps both arms around my waist, and buries his face in my T-shirt. “I’m glad you’re my mom,” he declares. “And I’m so glad you’re my son,” I answer. From the deck, his older brother notices us,…

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    Help, I Feel Like I Don’t Fit in

    March 27, 2019

    Trusting God’s Timing When Life Is Disappointing

    September 25, 2024

    Mama, Let Go of Your Desire to Control

    November 12, 2021
  • Bible Truth for Everyday Life

    11 Ways to Get Closer to God This Year

    January 8, 2025 /

    Not long ago, as I hustled from one task to the next, I slipped on the wet floor and fell with a thud.  I had no way of knowing that the moment was about to be a lesson on how to get closer to God. As I grabbed my knee and writhed in pain, I suddenly felt two tiny arms holding me. Five-year-old Aiden had witnessed the scene from the living room and rushed to my side to comfort me. My heart melted.  My little boy did more than merely call out to ask if I was okay.  He didn’t come to my side and stand beside me looking concerned. …

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    Easter Encouragement: Let God Lift Your Head

    April 17, 2019

    What to Do When God is Silent in Your Life

    November 13, 2019

    Time With God: Devotional Time Tips for Life’s Busy Seasons

    November 7, 2018
  • Bible Truth for Everyday Life

    A Free 2025 New Year Devotional to Help You Connect With God

    December 26, 2024 /

    Do you want to start 2025 by renewing your commitment to spend time with God?  Today, I have a free 2025 New Year devotional for you.  Mornings With Jesus will help you connect with Jesus every morning for the next 31 days! I originally wrote this devotional several years ago, but I have updated it once again.  If you are looking for a devotional to help you start the new year with God, this is a powerful tool to lead you into his presence. Why I Wrote This 2025 New Year Devotional I spent years reading my Bible and practicing a morning devotional routine without regularly encountering God in the…

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    10 Bible Verses About God’s Timing and Faithfulness

    February 19, 2025

    A Free New Year Devotional to Help You Start Strong

    December 26, 2022

    Are You Afraid of Missing God’s Plan for Your Life?

    June 1, 2022
  • Bible Truth for Everyday Life

    10 Life-Giving Bible Verses About Light and Truth

    December 4, 2024 /

    As we prepare our hearts to celebrate the coming of the Light of the World, I’ve been soaking in Bible verses about light and truth.  I invite you to join me as I watch the morning dawn, and we’ll savor these Truths together. 10 Life-Giving Bible Verses About Light and Truth This morning the sky greeted us with a color I’d never named.  Like a tree-ripened peach, it smiled down from above—ready to offer the gift of its entire self. Thunder groaned a foreboding warning to the south, and I pulled the blanket over my head, resistant to surrender to the light. Meanwhile, I’ve learned that the light finds me…

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    3 Biblical Coping Strategies for Stress and Anxiety

    November 10, 2021

    I Surrender All (Sort Of): A Review With Reflections

    March 1, 2022

    Help, I Feel Like I Don’t Fit in

    March 27, 2019
  • Bible Truth for Everyday Life

    On Sale Now: Our New Mother-Daughter Devotional for Teen Girls!

    November 5, 2024 /

    Today is the day!  Bekah and I are thrilled to share our new mother-daughter devotional for teen girls.  Heart to Heart: A Mother-Daughter Devotional With 50 Devotions for Teen Girls is for sale in paperback and as a Kindle eBook today.  You can even download it for free on the Kindle Unlimited plan right here. Here is what you’ll find inside the book. A Glimpse Inside Our Devotional for Teen Girls As most moms know, connecting with our teen daughters can be complicated.  We want to help our girls work through setbacks, grow in confidence, and connect with God.  Meanwhile, finding the space to have tough conversations isn’t easy. This…

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    The Importance of Quiet Time With God (and 3 Tips)

    October 11, 2023

    5 Tools for the Days When Your Quiet Time With Jesus Is Boring

    August 1, 2018

    Help, I Feel Like I Don’t Fit in

    March 27, 2019
  • Purposeful Living

    Join the Book Launch Team for Our New Mother-Daughter Devotional Book!

    October 2, 2024 /

    Bekah and I have an exciting announcement today!  In a few weeks, we will release our second mother-daughter devotional book, and we’re currently gathering our launch team of supporters. Our new book is called Heart to Heart: A Mother-Daughter Devotional With 50 Devotions for Teen Girls.  We’d love your support as we send this book into the world. Two years ago, we published a mother-daughter devotional for younger girls called Girl to Girl: 60 Mother-Daughter Devotions for a Closer Relationship and Deeper Faith.  We’ve received amazing and positive feedback from moms and daughters who have grown closer together and closer to God through this book.  Now that Bekah is a…

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    7 Bible Verses About Rushing Through Life

    October 14, 2020

    How Do We Glorify God in Our Daily Lives?

    May 3, 2017

    Overcoming Overwhelming Emotions With God’s Help

    February 7, 2024
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    10 Ways to Connect With God When He Seems Distant

    May 22, 2024 /

    Most mornings, I gaze at our bird feeder as I sit by the window to connect with God.  Today, we awoke to an empty birdfeeder—scant sunflower seeds, black as coal, scattered beneath their plexiglass home. I watched as goldfinches and house sparrows searched the bottom of the feeder for seeds.  They all flitted off disappointed, determined to search for sustenance elsewhere. As I considered the disheartened birds, I read the prophet Jeremiah’s words about God’s people: “They have abandoned (rejected) Me, The fountain of living water, And they have carved out their own cisterns, Broken cisterns That cannot hold water” (Jeremiah 2:13, AMP). The empty feeder and the ancient words…

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    Casting Our Nets

    October 20, 2022

    7 Calming Verses for When Life Feels Overwhelming

    October 12, 2022
  • Transformation

    A Life-Changing Book for Your Women’s Small Group

    February 9, 2024 /

    Are you searching for a book for your women’s small group?  I have wonderful news.  You can download my new book, Lean Into Grace: Let God’s Grace Heal Your Heart, Refresh Your Soul, and Set You Free, for free on Kindle Unlimited. If you’re not familiar with Kindle Unlimited, I’ll explain how the program works shortly.  First, let me tell you about this book. Most of us have been taught that willpower is the key to transformation; however, we’re frustrated because self-effort has failed us in many realms of our lives.  We wonder why we can’t find victory over fear, worry, insecurity, and shame.  We feel stuck in destructive habits like…

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    When Silence and Solitude Don’t Come Easily

    October 21, 2020

    Giving Control to God: 8 Life-Changing Ways to Let Go

    December 12, 2018

    Overcome Anxiety With God: 6 Steps to Help You

    February 6, 2019
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    Bible Truth for Everyday Life

    2 Mother Daughter Devotional Books for a Closer Relationship

    November 29, 2023 /

    Do you want to help your daughter connect with God while growing closer together?  My teen daughter, Bekah, and I are passionate about helping moms and daughters grow closer while connecting with God.  For this reason, we have written two mother daughter devotional books together! Girl to Girl: 60 Mother-Daughter Devotions for a Closer Relationship and Deeper Faith is written for girls ages 7-12. It includes 60 devotions with Scripture, conversation starters, and a shared journaling section after each devotion.  Thousands of mothers and daughters have experienced transformed relationships as a result of this book! Heart to Heart: A Mother-Daughter Devotional With 50 Devotions for Teen Girls is for teenage…

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    Feeling God’s Presence: How to Connect With Him

    April 19, 2017

    Is God Mad at Me?

    July 20, 2022

    I Surrender All (Sort Of): A Review With Reflections

    March 1, 2022
  • Bible Truth for Everyday Life

    14 Free Devotionals for Women Who Want to Grow With God

    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 devotionals bless you deeply and lead you closer to God’s heart of love for you. Free Devotionals for Women 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.  I pray these words bless you and lead you straight into the arms of…

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    God Hears Our Prayers—Even When He Seems Silent

    July 27, 2022

    31 Prayers for Refreshing Daily Joy

    November 22, 2021

    5 Uplifting Prayers for Joy and Peace

    April 5, 2017
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Welcome to Encountering God in the Ordinary. I'm Stacey Pardoe, and I hope to help you connect with God in ways that refresh and restore your soul. I warmly invite you to get started by checking out my library of free devotional books on my “Free eBooks” page.

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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 teen daughter, Bekah!

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Lean Into Grace

Are you tired of feeling stuck in some area of your life? 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 your heart, refreshes your soul, and sets you free.

A mother-daughter shared devotional journal just for teen girls and moms!

This mother-daughter devotional helps moms and daughters discuss tricky topics, including purity, peer pressure, dating, and more, while also leading them both closer to God.

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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