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  • Purposeful Living

    6 Prayers for Loving Others Even When They’re Hard to Love

    May 21, 2025 /

    Years ago, God brought an acquaintance into my life who was hard to love.  She often called me multiple times per day.  She was easily offended and didn’t respect my boundaries.  I felt called to continue loving her, but it wasn’t always easy.  Today, we’ll explore six prayers for loving others, especially when loving doesn’t come easily.  Be sure to read to the end of today’s post for a free devotional eBook to help you connect with God so that you can be his vessel of love in this world. 6 Prayers for Loving Others Over time, I realized I needed God’s love to pour through me if I was…

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    A Free 2024 New Year Devotional to Help You Grow With God

    December 26, 2023

    8 Back to School Prayers for Parents

    August 9, 2023

    25 Christmas Bible Verses for Inspiration and Hope

    December 20, 2017
  • Embracing Your Journey
    Purposeful Living

    10 Bible Verses About Enjoying Life and Embracing Your Journey

    March 12, 2025 /

    “God’s gifts are woven into every journey,” a friend once reminded me.  “Embracing your journey happens when you learn to see the gifts, especially the ones hidden beneath challenges.”  Today, we’ll talk about how to embrace our journeys.  Then, we’ll explore ten Bible verses about enjoying life more fully.  Be sure to read to the end of today’s post for a free devotional eBook to help you embrace your journey. I invite you to join me in a place that often inspires my writing—the tiny cabin where our family escapes for long weekends surrounded by rolling hills, beech trees, and open skies—and we’ll talk about learning to embrace our moments.…

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

    August 19, 2020

    6 Prayers for Loving Others Even When They’re Hard to Love

    May 21, 2025

    Praying the Beatitudes: 8 Prayers for Alignment

    December 19, 2025
  • 15 Bible Verses About Habits
    Purposeful Living

    15 Bible Verses About Habits and Healthy Rhythms

    March 7, 2025 /

    Our habits are important.  They form the rhythms of our lives and guide our days.  Today, we’ll explore 15 Bible verses about habits and consider how we might align ourselves with God as we seek healthy habits. Be sure to read to the end of today’s post for a free devotional eBook to help you start a habit of meeting with God daily. Bible Verses About Habits and Healthy Rhythms Let’s see what God’s Word says about habits and routines that will lead us closer to the Lord. 15 Bible Verses About Habits and Daily Rhythms 1. 1 Corinthians 6:19 ESV Or do you not know that your body is…

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    Keeping Christ in Christmas: 8 Practical Ways

    December 11, 2019

    How to Stay Focused on God: 8 Tips

    September 24, 2025

    20 Bible Verses About the Kingdom of God

    January 7, 2026
  • Sowing Spiritual Seeds
    Purposeful Living

    Sowing Spiritual Seeds: 8 Truths for When You Doubt Your Calling

    March 5, 2025 /

    When I became a teacher, I remember looking around and thinking, The needs are so great, and I’m only one person.  What difference can I possibly make?  The idea of sowing spiritual seeds for God’s glory felt like a long shot.  I was just trying to survive. Two decades later, I’m no longer teaching in a public school.  But I often look at the world’s condition and have similar sentiments.  The needs are so great.  I feel so small.  What impact could I possibly make? Maybe you’ve experienced similar thoughts. Sowing Spiritual Seeds When You Feel Insignificant Not long ago, I read the story of Jesus feeding the 5,000.  The…

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    Bible Verses About Regret (and 3 Ways to Let Go)

    May 8, 2019

    15 Bible Verses About Stepping Out in Faith

    November 14, 2025

    How to Get Out of a Rut in Life: 4 Ways

    April 18, 2018
  • Purposeful Living

    Good Morning Prayers and Blessings to Start Your Day

    March 1, 2025 /

    The yard is muddied with footprints and tire tracks, and a warm front blows in from the south.  I’m thankful for the early thaw.  As I gaze out the window on this winter morning, I feel inspired to write a list of good morning prayers and blessings. Good Morning Prayers and Blessings I invite you to join me in praying through these good morning prayers and blessings.  Also, be sure to read to the end of today’s post for a free devotional eBook to help you stay in step with God every day. Good Morning Prayers and Blessings: Start Your Day With God 1. Thank God that he is with…

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    10 Prayers of Praise to Lift Your Head

    November 5, 2025

    10 Promises of God With Bible Verses

    August 14, 2019

    How to Declutter Your Mind With God’s Help: 8 Steps

    May 24, 2023
  • Bible Truth for Everyday Life

    How to Cultivate Contentment When You’re Tempted to Grumble

    February 26, 2025 /

    A grey sky hovered over the mountains as we climbed out of the valley.  Cloaked in wildflowers and the viridescent glow of summer growth, the hillsides held us in welcoming arms.  The scene felt like a gentle invitation to cultivate contentment and peace. As we traveled up the mountainside, the tender growth of flora was gradually replaced by tall stands of conifers—lodgepole and jack pine surrounding us like protective guardians. We spotted elk grazing in meadows and moose meandering through willows. The shift came slowly at first.  The trees began to thin and give way to more expansive meadows.  Before long, the scant trees all clung to the mountainside below…

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

    December 26, 2024

    I Am Tired, God: Encouragement for Exhausting Seasons

    July 24, 2019

    Stepping Out in Faith: How to Take the First Step

    June 13, 2018
  • Transformation

    15 Bible Verses About Resisting Temptation

    January 8, 2025 /

    Do you feel defeated as you continue to stumble into the same sinful habit repeatedly?  Maybe you feel like you’ll never find victory in this area of your life.  Today, I invite you to join me as we explore 15 Bible verses about resisting temptation. We’ll also discuss how to overcome sinful habits for good.  Be sure to read to the end of today’s post for a free devotional eBook to help you experience God’s power and presence in your life 15 Bible Verses About Resisting Temptation Here are some empowering Scriptures to help you resist temptation. Bible Verses About Resisting Temptation 1. 1 Corinthians 10:13 ESV No temptation has…

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    17 Free Devotional Books to Help You Grow With God

    May 22, 2021

    10 Transformational Scriptures on Alignment With God

    September 15, 2021

    15 Bible Verses for Wives: Encouragement and Hope

    March 29, 2023
  • Purposeful Living

    5 New Year Prayer Points for a Fresh Start

    January 1, 2025 /

    I meander slowly through a forest encased in white.  Strangers’ footprints delineate the path through crusty layers that have thawed and frozen a dozen times.  I’m in the woods today to regroup and focus on the months ahead.  The New Year always feels like a fresh start.  Today, I invite you to join me as we explore five New Year prayer points to help us begin this year with focus and hope. Be sure to read to the end of today’s post for a free devotional eBook to help you connect with God at the start of the new year or any time. 5 New Year Prayer Points for a…

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    5 Encouraging Quotes for Struggling Moms and Weary Women

    March 20, 2024

    How Do You Do Devotions? 12 Steps to Get Started

    December 29, 2021

    Why Your Daily Purpose is Far From Ordinary

    October 18, 2019
  • Purposeful Living

    10 Ways to Stay Focused on Jesus at Christmas

    December 11, 2024 /

    For the first year in decades, I counted winter as a gift this year: not a grueling season to survive, but a wonderous season to embrace.  As I aim to give thanks for the colder weather and darker days, I’m also reminding myself to stay focused on Jesus at Christmas this year. I tend to get pulled into the rush of my Christmas to-do list, making it tough to stay centered. If you can relate, here are four ways I’m helping our family stay focused on Jesus at Christmas this year.  Be sure to read to the end of today’s post for a free devotional eBook to help you stay…

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    Christian Devotions for Kids: Blogs, Books, and More!

    December 16, 2020
    Spiritual Reflection Questions

    10 Spiritual Reflection Questions for Growth and Renewal

    April 23, 2025

    9 Bible Verses About Feeling Unappreciated

    October 5, 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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    I Am Tired, God: Encouragement for Exhausting Seasons

    July 24, 2019

    How to Be Still Before God When Your Mind Is Racing

    July 5, 2023

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    December 24, 2021
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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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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!

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