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  • free 2026 New Year Devotional
    Transformation

    A Free 2026 New Year Devotional for Connecting With God

    December 26, 2025 /

    Do you want to start 2026 by renewing your commitment to spend time with God?  Today, I have a free 2026 New Year devotional for you.  Mornings With Jesus will help you connect with Jesus every morning for the next 31 days! I wrote this devotional several years ago, but I have updated it.  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 Free 2026 New Year Devotional I spent years reading my Bible and practicing a morning devotional routine without regularly encountering God in the process.  My…

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  • Purposeful Living

    Praying the Beatitudes: 8 Prayers for Alignment

    December 19, 2025 /

    A mantle of unblemished white greets us at daybreak.  I look to the day ahead and feel expectant, yesterday’s regrets cleansed like the sleeping earth outside the window.  Opening my Bible to Matthew’s Gospel, I start the day by praying the Beatitudes. As I speak God’s words back to him, something within me shifts as if I’m moving into alignment with him. I’m pulled out of my ruminating thoughts, and my perspective is renewed. I invite you to pray the Beatitudes with me today.  Also, be sure to read to the end of today’s post for a free devotional eBook to help you experience God’s presence as you seek alignment…

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    25 Bible Verses About Being Humble and Kind

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    Finding Your Calling From God: A Surprising Truth You Need to Know

    August 19, 2020
  • Bible Truth for Everyday Life

    10 Bible Verses for Sleepless Nights

    December 17, 2025 /

    The morning shadows dance with the expectancy of a new day, untouched and full of potential, as a rising sun ascends over the pines.  I watch from the window through blurry eyes.  Our days have been full, and I’ve been sleeping poorly.  Opening my Bible, I decide to make a list of Bible verses for sleepless nights. Bible Verses for Sleepless Nights If sleep is hard to find again tonight, I’ll return to this list and soak in God’s Truth. Sleeplessness can be deeply frustrating.  The next time your mind refuses to quiet in the night, turn to these Scriptures to help you find peace.  I also invite you to…

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  • Unlikely Heroes of the Bible
    Bible Truth for Everyday Life

    Unlikely Heroes of the Bible: God Uses Imperfect People

    December 5, 2025 /

    I recently met a younger friend for coffee, and we caught up on the past few months.  Since I’d last seen her, she’d surrendered her life to Christ, and the transformation was beautiful.  She was also having trouble forgiving herself for the decisions she made when she wasn’t walking with Christ.  As I reflected on the conversation, I was reminded of the many unlikely heroes of the Bible. These people didn’t appear to be qualified to lead others.  But God doesn’t choose those who are wise and strong according to worldly standards. He chooses the weak. He chooses sinful people who know they need a Savior and are willing to…

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    Daily Devotions for Kids: Books by Kids for Kids

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    15 Free Online Bible Studies and Devotionals

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

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  • Free Advent Devotional
    Purposeful Living

    A Free Advent Devotional for Less Stress and Deeper Peace

    November 26, 2025 /

    Two years ago, I released an Advent devotional aimed at helping others slow down and experience deeper peace throughout the weeks leading up to Christmas.  This year, for a limited time, I’m offering this eBook for free.  Below, you’ll find an excerpt from the devotional. Be sure to read to the end of today’s post for your free Advent devotional! Still My Soul: A Free Advent Devotional for Deeper Peace I sit with the dawn and let my thoughts gather.  The grey morning light washes away the night, and the thin air is embroidered with a crimson cardinal’s song.  My mind is scattered, and I feel like I’ve been stretched…

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  • Overcoming Trials

    15 Bible Verses for a Struggling Marriage

    November 16, 2025 /

    Even the strongest marriages go through difficult times.  When these times come, our marriages need secure anchors to hold us through the storms of life.  Today, we’ll explore 15 Bible verses for a struggling marriage. Bible Verses for a Struggling Marriage I invite you to meditate on these words and apply them to your marriage.  God is a God of restoration and healing, and nothing is too hard for him.  If you are in an abusive marriage, seek help.  Do not continue in the pattern of abuse.  There is a time to set boundaries and walk away. If your marriage is simply going through a difficult stretch, ask God to…

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    15 Powerful Bible Verses for Times of Trouble and Grief

    April 29, 2020

    How to Make Thankfulness Your Sacrifice to God

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    How to Get Close to God Again: 4 Practical Steps

    November 3, 2021
  • Daily Devotions for Kids
    Bible Truth for Everyday Life

    Daily Devotions for Kids: Books by Kids for Kids

    October 29, 2025 /

    Are you looking for Christian daily devotions for kids? Our sons, Caleb and Aiden, are excited to join me in announcing the release of our new book, God’s Warrior: Devotions for Boys Who Want to Grow in Courage and Strength. Additionally, our mother-daughter devotional books, Girl to Girl: 60 Mother-Daughter Devotions for a Closer Relationship and Deeper Faith, and Heart to Heart: A Mother-Daughter Devotional With 50 Devotions for Teen Girls continue to bless multitudes of mothers and daughters. All three books are now for sale in print, eBook form, and as a free Kindle download with the Kindle Unlimited plan today.  I invite you to read to the end…

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    10 Bible Verses About God’s Provision in Tough Times

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    How to Overcome Worry Biblically: 7 Insights

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    How to Cultivate Contentment When You’re Tempted to Grumble

    February 26, 2025
  • Devotionals for Kids
    Bible Truth for Everyday Life

    Devotions for Kids: Books for the Kids You Care About

    October 22, 2025 /

    Are you looking for Christian devotions for kids? Our sons, Caleb and Aiden, are excited to join me in announcing the release of our new book, God’s Warrior: Devotions for Boys Who Want to Grow in Courage and Strength. Additionally, our mother-daughter devotional book, Girl to Girl: 60 Mother-Daughter Devotions for a Closer Relationship and Deeper Faith, continues to bless multitudes of mothers and daughters. Both books are now for sale in print, eBook form, and as a free Kindle download with the Kindle Unlimited plan right here today.  You can also find Heart to Heart: A Mother-Daughter Devotional With 50 Devotions for Teen Girls. For the next two weeks,…

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    How to Let Go and Let God Lead You in Life

    July 17, 2019

    Be the Real You: 10 Bible Verses About Authenticity

    July 18, 2018

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  • God's Warrior: Devotions for Boys Who Want to Grow in Courage and Strength
    Bible Truth for Everyday Life

    God’s Warrior: Devotions for Boys Who Want to Grow in Courage and Strength

    October 15, 2025 /

    Do you know a boy who would be blessed by a devotional book to help him find strength from God?  Our sons, Caleb and Aiden, are excited to join me in announcing the release of our new book, God’s Warrior: Devotions for Boys Who Want to Grow in Courage and Strength.  This devotional book is for sale in print, eBook form, and as a free Kindle download with the Kindle Unlimited plan today.  I invite you to read to the end of today’s post to find God’s Warrior as well as our two mother-daughter devotional books. For the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing devotions from the book as we…

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    God Hears Our Prayers—Even When He Seems Silent

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  • Daily Devotional for Boys
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    A Daily Devotional for Boys Who Want to Grow in Courage and Strength

    October 8, 2025 /

    We have exciting news to share today.  After months of work, our sons, Aiden, Caleb, and I are excited to announce the release of our new daily devotional for boys, God’s Warrior: Devotions for Boys Who Want to Grow in Courage and Strength.  You can find it right here today! A Daily Devotional for Boys After writing two mother-daughter devotional books with our daughter, Bekah, I’ve been repeatedly asked to write a devotional book for boys.  During the summer months, our boys decided they were ready to give it a try, and we started writing. After writing with Bekah, writing a book with our boys was a drastically different experience.  Aiden…

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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!

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

Recent Posts

  • A Free 2026 New Year Devotional for Connecting With God
  • 4 Christmas Eve Prayers for Peace and Joy
  • Praying the Beatitudes: 8 Prayers for Alignment
  • 10 Bible Verses for Sleepless Nights
  • How Does Satan Tempt Us? A Biblical Perspective on Temptation
  • Christmas Sadness: 5 Insights for Hope and Comfort
  • 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
  • The Lie You Might Believe if You're in the Refining Fire

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