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  • Transformation

    Lean Into Grace and Experience God’s Healing and Freedom

    January 2, 2024 /

    What do you do when your life lacks the healing, freedom, and joy you long for—when you feel stuck and don’t know where to turn?  In these moments, God invites us to lean into grace as he works in our lives to accomplish what we cannot do in our human strength. I have exciting news to share with you today! After years of hard work, intensive editing, and much prayer, I’d like to introduce you to my new book, Lean Into Grace: Let God’s Grace Heal Your Heart, Refresh Your Soul, and Set You Free. Here’s a quick description of what you’ll find within the pages of this raw and…

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    How to Overcome Toxic Thoughts With God’s Help

    July 10, 2019

    Finding Rest in God: How to Create Space

    November 11, 2020

    5 Morning Routines to Help You Start Your Day With God

    October 19, 2022
  • Bible Truth for Everyday Life

    7 Characteristics of a Transformed Life

    December 20, 2023 /

    Are you searching for evidence that God is working in your life?  Today, we’ll look at 7 characteristics of a transformed life. I invite you to join me as God transformed me through a challenging situation.  Then, we’ll take a closer look at what it means to be transformed by God. Be sure to read to the end of today’s post for a free devotional eBook that will help you find victory in Christ as well as a library of free devotionals and eBooks for every season of life. 7 Characteristics of a Transformed Life The clock reads half-past two, and the moon hangs high in the inky black of…

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    When Negative Thoughts Attack: 15 Bible Verses on Renewing the Mind

    June 15, 2026

    Be the Real You: 10 Bible Verses About Authenticity

    July 18, 2018

    Why Did God Make Me? 10 Reasons You Are Here

    April 29, 2026
  • Overcoming Trials

    When Christmas Is Hard: 5 Insights to Give You Hope

    December 13, 2023 /

    Snow falls heavily like flour through a sifter, and I’m alone with only my thoughts and the hushed whisper of flakes gathering on frozen earth.  As I sit beneath the hemlocks, I’m reminded of a season years ago when our family was suffering at Christmas.  It can be challenging to know where to turn when Christmas is hard instead of celebratory. When Christmas Is Hard Our difficult Christmas came after a year filled with illness, disappointment, and deep grief. We’d just watched a lifelong dream go up in smoke, and we weren’t sure where to turn next. We were grieving, and we were having a hard time embracing the Christmas…

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    Doubting God: 5 Ways to Work Through Your Doubts

    January 16, 2026

    12 Healing Bible Verses for a Broken Heart

    October 16, 2025

    7 Stress Relief Bible Verses About Worry

    April 1, 2020
  • Bible Truth for Everyday Life

    15 Bible Verses About Letting Go and Trusting God

    November 8, 2023 /

    This morning, I was startled to find the wood line painted grey.  The bleak scene mirrored the state of my soul.  Letting go and trusting God with my life felt nearly impossible.  Opening, my Bible, I began copying a list of Bible verses about letting go and trusting God. Bible Verses About Letting Go Here are the Scriptures I listed.  I also invite you to read to the end of today’s post for a free devotional eBook to help you let go and trust God. 15 Bible Verses About Letting Go and Trusting God 1. 2 Corinthians 9:8 “And God is able to make all grace overflow to you, so…

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    Boys' devotional book

    A Boys’ Devotional Book for Courage and Strength

    September 15, 2025

    How to Reconnect With God: 11 Ways

    October 1, 2025

    God Uses Broken Vessels, and He Wants to Use You

    October 30, 2024
  • Bible Truth for Everyday Life

    Read These 10 Bible Verses When You Feel Like No One Cares About You

    October 6, 2023 /

    Above the tree line, the alpine grasses shiver in the wind while a pika no bigger than my fist eyes me from a rocky alcove.  I’m 20 years old, and I’ve been climbing mountains all summer while running from a long list of mistakes.  I know my family loves and cares about me deeply, but a quiet thought whispers, You’re all alone, and no one can help you. Perhaps you can relate to this thought.  Today, I invite you to soak in the following 10 uplifting Bible verses when you feel like no one cares about you. Be sure to read to the end of today’s post for a free…

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    The Pain of Waiting on God: How to Endure It

    May 17, 2023

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

    November 7, 2018

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

    June 1, 2022
  • Overcoming Trials

    15 Scriptures to Destroy the Works of the Enemy

    October 4, 2023 /

    We are living in difficult times.  Now, more than ever, let’s cling to God’s Word as we face the spiritual darkness surrounding us.  Today, we’ll take a closer look at 15 powerful Scriptures to destroy the works of the enemy. Speak these verses out loud when you sense you are under attack and as you pray over our world.  Satan cannot read our minds, but he submits to the authority of God’s Word. Be sure to read to the end of today’s post for a free devotional eBook that will help you find victory in Christ as well as a library of free devotionals and eBooks for every season of…

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    God Uses Broken People—and He Wants to Use You

    January 11, 2023

    15 Bible Verses About Being Stuck (and Tips for Breaking Free)

    March 6, 2024

    15 Bible Verses on Deliverance From Strongholds

    January 6, 2023
  • Overcoming Trials

    Give It to God: 5 Ways to Give God Control

    August 2, 2023 /

    A midsummer drought slows the creek to a trickle and darkens it to the color of black tea. I sit by the water with a friend, and we talk about hopes, dreams, and the prayers we desperately want God to answer.  We talk about how hard it can be to surrender control—to “give it to God” and trust him with the outcomes in our lives. I wonder if you can relate. Maybe you’ve been chasing a dream that hasn’t come to fruition, and you’re not sure how to embrace your calling while trustfully giving it to God at the same time. Perhaps you’ve been asking God to mend a broken…

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    4 Inspiring Prayers for Hope in Troubled Times

    September 19, 2018

    Cast All Your Burdens on God: 4 Practical Ways

    January 25, 2023

    The Warrior’s Prayer & 8 Ways to Put on the Armor of God

    March 11, 2026
  • Bible Truth for Everyday Life

    Bible Verses About Closed Doors and Disappointments

    April 26, 2023 /

    A scrim of periwinkle clouds hangs low in the morning blue.  I stand at the window and admire the scene with an aching heart.  The thrum of disappointment beats in cadence with my pulse, and I think of an often-repeated adage: “When God closes a door, he opens a window.”  I’m not sure who said this first, but in my experience, it’s not always how life works out.  Today, we’ll start by looking at six Bible verses about closed doors.  Then, we’ll explore our reactions to life’s disappointments. Be sure to read to the end of today’s post for a free devotional eBook to help you draw near to God…

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    Be the Real You: 10 Bible Verses About Authenticity

    July 18, 2018

    12 Thanksgiving Prayer Points With Scriptures to Guide You

    March 27, 2024

    How to Find Rest in God: A Review of Kelly Balarie’s New Book

    September 29, 2020
  • Transformation

    15 Bible Verses for Wives: Encouragement and Hope

    March 29, 2023 /

    Many young girls dream of growing up, getting married, and raising families.  When these dreams finally come true, they realize that being a wife is far more challenging than they imagined.  Today, we’ll explore 15 encouraging Bible verses for wives.  Then, we’ll look at a way to find great joy in our marriages and lives. I also invite you to read to the end of today’s post for a free devotional eBook to encourage you as a wife. 15 Bible Verses for Wives Let’s begin with God’s Word. Bible Verses for Wives: Encouragement for Your Marriage 1. 1 Peter 3:4 (ESV) But let your adorning be the hidden person of…

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    How to Be Still and Listen to God

    How to Be Still and Listen to God: 7 Practical Tips

    October 25, 2023

    14 Bible Verses About Letting God Take Control

    December 12, 2018

    Drowning in Life? This is for You

    August 21, 2019
  • Overcoming Trials

    How to Process Disappointments Biblically

    February 10, 2023 /

    As you know, I love supporting other writers.  Today, I’m thrilled to introduce you to one of my close writing friends.  Despite the fact that we live on different continents, I consider my friend Hadassah a kindred spirit.  We regularly check in with each other on a personal level, pray for each other, and share our hearts.  I’m honored to share Hadassah’s words with you today as she writes about how to process disappointments biblically.  Here’s my dear friend: How to Process Disappointments Biblically Do you want to know how to process disappointments biblically? Perhaps you had certain goals and dreams this year that didn’t come to fulfillment. Life is…

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    Overcoming the Spirit of Failure and Trusting God

    April 20, 2022

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    May 7, 2025

    God Will Make a Way: When God’s Ways Don’t Make Sense

    February 9, 2022
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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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My Books

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

Lean Into Grace

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

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  • Trusting God When Life Is Tough: 12 Scriptures on Overcoming Obstacles
  • Nadab and Abihu: Strange Fire and Irreverent Worship
  • 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
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  • How to Find Freedom From Your Secret Sins
  • How to Stop Worrying and Trust God in Tough Times
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