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  • Bible Truth for Everyday Life

    5 Ways to Enjoy God Wherever You Are: Lessons From the Road

    June 28, 2023 /

    After 11 days on the road, we returned home to western Pennsylvania last week.  All in all, the trip reminded me of how to thoroughly enjoy God and his gifts in every situation. We spent more than 70 hours crammed into a small Nissan Frontier together.  For kids who are 12, 8, and 4, that’s a lot of hours. Nonetheless, the kids marveled at the majesty of the Tetons and watched Old Faithful erupt in a cloud of steam.  They stood outside the site of their parents’ first date, The Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, and they posed beneath Mount Rushmore (Pics are at the end of the post). We slept…

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    God Pursues Us and He Is Carrying These Two Gifts

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    The Importance of Balance in Life: What Does It Mean

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    Comparing Yourself to Others (By Bekah Pardoe)

    October 16, 2024
  • Purposeful Living

    7 Prayers to Be a Good Mother (Prayers for Hard Days)

    June 21, 2023 /

    Morning dawns with humidity hanging thick and heavy like a rain-soaked curtain.  I’m tired after thunderstorms kept the youngest awake in the night, and I don’t want to face this day.  These are the days when enjoying motherhood doesn’t come easily.  These are the days when all my prayers to be a good mother seem like they might not come to fruition. I arise from bed, and in the first moments of the day, nothing goes smoothly. Children argue over who gets to pick the TV show, complain about my choice of cereal, and grumble about why the milk tastes funny. I don’t dare tell them that we ran out,…

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    How to Pray Powerful Prayers for Your Inner Circle

    August 28, 2019

    4 Ways to Discover Your Calling in Life

    March 21, 2018

    5 Prayers for Insecurity: When You Wonder If You Fit in

    November 9, 2022
  • Purposeful Living

    12 Bible Verses About Living Life to the Fullest

    May 31, 2023 /

    I’ve been watching the poplar leaves grow on the tree beside our deck this spring.  Their tiny faces glanced at me through the finger-smeared glass the day I turned the calendar to May.  As I opened my Bible in search of Bible verses about living life to the fullest, the leaves offered a reminder as well. I reflected on the weeks spent watching them emerge and change:  I remembered noticing the first tiny buds.  Every day, they grew a bit more, and I didn’t miss it when the tiny leaves finally grew wide and offered shade on a sunny afternoon. Watching the summer canopy grow was a gentle reminder of…

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    December 1, 2021

    How to Stop Yelling at Your Kids (Do This Instead)

    July 25, 2018
  • Purposeful Living

    7 Refreshing Bible Verses (and 11 Ways to Be Refreshed)

    April 5, 2023 /

    Yesterday morning, I awoke with a deep desire to go to the woods—to inhale the scent of the creek bottom, decomposing maple leaves, and pungent earth.  As I sat with my Bible, I was reminded that God wanted to renew my mind with his written Word, and I let the following refreshing Bible verses wash over me. 7 Refreshing Bible Verses Do you long for the refreshment that comes from God alone? I invite you to soak in these words today as well. Refreshing Bible Verses for the Worn and Weary 1. Psalm 97:11-12 (NIV) “Light shines on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart.  Rejoice in the LORD,…

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  • Transformation

    Pursuing God: 15 Ways to Stir Your Longing for Jesus

    March 8, 2023 /

    Last summer, I decided to write our eleven-year-old daughter Bekah a note for each day she would be away at summer camp.  After writing a note for each day of the week and tucking them into her backpack, I thought about how excited sweet Bekah would be to read them.  I had no idea that the experience was about to become a heartwarming lesson about pursuing God. The day she left for camp, I spotted a stack of envelopes labeled with the days of the week on top of the bookshelf in our hallway.  Had she removed my notes from her bag? Looking closer, I realized that I couldn’t have…

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    October 19, 2022
  • Bible Truth for Everyday Life

    15 Free Online Bible Studies and Devotionals

    February 8, 2023 /

    Are you looking for a free online Bible study, devotional, or Christian book?  You are in the right place!  My vision is to provide tools to help you encounter God in your everyday life.  For this reason, I have written a collection of free online Bible studies and devotionals to help you draw closer to the Lord. Below, you will find 15 free eBooks 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 our Father! Simply click on any of the links below to…

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    8 Thanksgiving Prayer Points With Scriptures to Guide You

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  • Purposeful Living

    8 Bible Verses About Joy and an Invitation to Encounter God

    December 28, 2022 /

    A fresh blanket of snow found us in the early hours before dawn today. With lanky fingers, she reached down and touched us—wrapped us in an ethereal cloak and spoke of rest.  I walked to the window and got lost in the purity of the wild world, and in the process, a spark was ignited in my soul.  It felt like a fresh outpouring of joy—joy I’ve been craving for far too long.  I pulled out my Bible in search of inspiring Bible verses about joy and started soaking in the words. The excitement of Christmas has passed.  Many of us look to the long winter season ahead, and we…

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    August 23, 2023

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  • Purposeful Living

    8 Bible Verses About Finding Rest in God

    December 23, 2022 /

    I walked in the winter forest last night.  On the cusp of twilight, a million snowflakes clung to the outstretched arms of the maples.  Stopping to sit among them, I pulled out my Bible in search of Bible verses about finding rest in God. With cares so heavy I hesitated to name them, I soaked in God’s words, praying for his strong arms to reach down and lift my burdens. Instead, the hushed silence washed over me. Refreshed me. And when I turned to leave the forest, I felt it.  The burdens were lighter. Bible Verses About Finding Rest in God Perhaps you need God to lift your burdens too. …

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    8 Powerful Scriptures to Pray Over Your Children

    March 8, 2019

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  • Purposeful Living

    My Favorite Prayer Guide of 2022: Hidden Manna on a Country Road

    November 18, 2022 /

    Cinnamon-colored sycamore leaves fall slowly, surrendering to the earth.  I hold one in my hand, and it covers my flesh like a glove.  For an instant, my mind drifts away from the problems of work and home.  Peace cloaks me, and I think about the book that’s been serving as my prayer guide this autumn. In her new book Hidden Manna on a Country Road: Seeing God’s Daily Provision All Around Us, Sarah Geringer writes: “When I feel the overwhelm of a bigger-than-me situation, I know it’s time to hit the gravel road and pray it out, surrendering it so I can experience God’s peace. I also know that whether…

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  • Purposeful Living

    A List of Good Habits for Joy and Energy

    November 2, 2022 /

    A pewter sky threatens rain, and I stand at the window as the little one calls from the living room.  He wants to know what we’re doing for fun today.  I’ve been deliberately turning to my mental list of good habits daily, and I decide on a trip to the woods. “Let’s head to the creek,” I declare, and within minutes, we’re strolling down the road. “Better hurry up.  It might rain, Mom,” he urges. “A little rain won’t hurt us,” I tell sweet Aiden.  He makes a comment about melting, and we both laugh. Much to our delight, the rain holds off.  We spend an hour throwing rocks into…

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