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  • Spiritual Reflection Questions
    Purposeful Living

    10 Spiritual Reflection Questions for Growth and Renewal

    April 23, 2025 /

    Every three months, I set aside time to reflect on where I’ve been and where I’m going.  I use this time to rewrite my goals and ask God to give me a vision for the upcoming season.  Today, I’m sharing the spiritual reflection questions I use during these times. Space for Asking Spiritual Reflection Questions Four times each year—at set dates—I take time to step back and reflect on life. I’ve been doing this since I was 17.  As a teenager, these seasonal dates reflected the shift from one athletic season to the next. After graduating from high school, I used this time to reflect on my college goals.  Later,…

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  • Purposeful Living

    10 Prayers for Direction and Clarity

    February 12, 2025 /

    The old poplar stretches toward a cloudless sky as yesterday’s snowflakes swirl in tiny cyclones below.  I’ve been counting the lessons of winter as the snow piles higher.  As I gaze out the window, I take the time to assess my life, my daily rhythms, and the state of my soul.  I find myself lifting prayers for direction and clarity for the next season of life. Perhaps you need this space, too.  Today, we’ll talk about how to find God’s direction and the importance of seeking his guidance.  We’ll explore ten prayers for direction and clarity. 10 Prayers for Direction and Clarity We all need spaces where we can step…

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    What Does It Mean to Lay Down Your Life for God?

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    Being Patient and Kind When Your Plans Are Interrupted

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  • Purposeful Living

    God’s Guidance: 4 Ways to Find His Direction

    September 11, 2024 /

    Standing on the shoreline beneath Alaska’s midnight sun, the hollow clap of clear water against stone echoes beneath my feet.  I’ve come to Alaska to seek God’s guidance for my life.  I have no way of knowing that God is waiting to offer direction that has little to do with the questions I’ve been asking. I’m 21 years old, and I’m seeking answers about my career, myself, and my faith. I don’t know it yet, but God is waiting to graciously provide answers to all three. How to Find God’s Guidance I’ve been praying about whether to leave my home in Pennsylvania to pursue a teaching career in Alaska.  Meanwhile,…

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  • Purposeful Living

    Making Decisions With God: 4 Questions to Guide You

    January 4, 2023 /

    Have you been praying about a big decision?  Maybe you feel confused because you want to follow God but don’t have a clear sense of his direction.  You are in the right place.  Today, we’ll talk about making decisions with God and explore four questions to help us. Making Decisions With God: 4 Questions to Guide You A few years ago, I sensed God calling me to step out in faith and take a risk that was beyond my comfort zone.  I didn’t feel equipped for the assignment.  I wanted signs of God’s provision before I took the first step of faith. After months of hesitation, I finally obeyed.  The…

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  • Purposeful Living

    Trusting God’s Plans for Your Life (With 7 Bible Verses)

    December 9, 2022 /

    Have you been searching for God’s plans for your life?  I’m Stacey, and my 12-year-old daughter, Bekah, and I are excited to share our hearts with readers of all ages as we aim to walk in God’s will.  Thanks for connecting with us as we discuss how to trust God’s plan for our lives. God’s Plans for Your Life He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me. 2 Samuel 22:20 Stacey’s Thoughts on God’s Plans for Your Life: When I was a teenager, one of my greatest dreams was to win a medal at the state track meet.  My race was the…

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  • Bible Truth for Everyday Life

    10 Bible Verses About God’s Provision in Tough Times

    November 30, 2022 /

    Are you facing an assignment you didn’t choose for yourself?  If so, let’s turn to God’s Word for 10 Bible verses about God’s provision as we walk through all sorts of difficulties. I invite you to join me as I wrestled with an unexpected assignment and doubted God’s provision. 10 Bible Verses About God’s Provision A few years ago, God called me to an all-encompassing assignment I did not choose for myself.  I spent the first weeks grumbling and resisting it.  Finally, on a cold winter morning, God led me to the familiar story of Mary’s angel visitation. I was reminded that God’s provision is enough to carry me through…

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  • Purposeful Living

    Seeking God’s Wisdom: Are You Praying or Ruminating?

    August 10, 2022 /

    Do you ever feel afraid of making the wrong decision and messing up your life?  Maybe you need to choose between two jobs, two future spouses, or two different houses.  In your uncertainty, you’re afraid you’re going to choose incorrectly and derail your life.  You’ve been seeking God’s wisdom, but for the most part, heaven seems silent. A few years ago, I was desperate for wisdom and direction from God. I wasn’t sure whether to continue fervently pursuing my writing career or slow my writing and consider the possibility of having a third child. I reached out to a mentor and asked for advice.  Secretly, I hoped she would tell…

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  • Bible Truth for Everyday Life

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

    June 1, 2022 /

    I walk the country road at dusk—twilight folding over the path behind me like a parted sea falling back into place.  I’ve been thinking about staying in step with God’s plans lately, and my heart feels bogged down by worries that I might somehow botch his plan.  I wonder if you can relate.  I wonder if you’ve ever felt fearful that you just might miss God’s plan for your life. You probably know how it feels to be desperate to hear from God about something important to you.  You fasted and prayed and scoured your Bible in search of direction.  All the while, you wondered if you might be heading…

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  • Bible Truth for Everyday Life

    How to Keep Walking With God Through Dark Seasons

    September 22, 2021 /

    Days are growing shorter.  For our family, shorter days include more time together within the fawn-colored walls of our living room.  I’m learning to appreciate the rhythms of indoor seasons.  I also know I’ll soon face winter days when walking with God through the darkness feels difficult. Not long ago, on one of these cloudless black evenings, I looked across the room to see my husband walking across the dining room with our little girl standing on his feet. Sweet Bekah’s little body moved wherever her daddy moved as her feet rested on his much larger feet. I immediately thought about the way God wants us to cling to him.…

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    March 1, 2018
  • Purposeful Living

    5 Practical Ways to Sit at Jesus’ Feet

    September 1, 2021 /

    Shadows of maple leaves move like water on the lawn.  Lost in their dance, I step out of my cares for just a moment, and my heart feels light for the first time in weeks.  More than anything, I’m desperate for space to step back, breathe, and sit at Jesus’ feet. I wish I were better at going with the flow and living with open hands, willing and eager to receive whatever happens to cross my path. Unfortunately, every time we hit a bump in the road, I call it crisis mode and come unhinged. I’m well aware of Jesus’ words: “In this world, you will have trouble . .…

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