Ruminations of a woman striving to grow more like Jesus.

Jan 6, 2023

Skating on Thin Ice!

“You better watch it! You’re skating on thin ice!” My momma used to say this to us when we were sassy. It was a reminder…

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Dec 22, 2022

Accepting God’s Gifts and Seeing the Positives

I got emotional today. I went to the doctor for an evaluation for cataract surgery and I left crying. I sat in the office and was anywhere between 10–30 years younger than most people sitting in the room waiting. So that started my grumpy. I found…

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Jan 6, 2023

The Gift of Renewal

God makes all things new. I love the word “renewal.” So much of my life I have been a hobby shopper- feeling the need for newness. It’s natural for us to get excited about new things. But lately God has been showing me the value of making old things new again. We watch Facebook reels, tv…

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Dec 14, 2022

With a joyful heart

One of my favorite things about Christmas is reading Old Testament scripture that is a clear prophecy about the coming Messiah. The more I read, the more I put little Jesus checkboxes next to the verses that show he fulfills that prophecy. As a believer in Jesus Christ, it is mind-boggling to…

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Feb 3, 2023

The Joy of Sinning

There is a bit of irony in life when you finally decide to give something over to God and it hurts. It hurts to let go of that crutch, or it’s scary to do that new thing, or the silence you’ve chosen to sit in starts feeling deafening. I think Paul knew this irony well when he says, “I do not…

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Feb 3, 2023

Artificial Intelligence in My Fallen World

Does the artificial intelligence algorithm that is controlling what you watch, read, and do have you stressed out? Mine sometimes does. I have been doing so much research on ChatGPT lately that I feel overwhelmed by the future and how artificial…

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Feb 3, 2023

Fearing a Holy God

There are many places in the Bible that call us to fear the Lord. In Psalm 111:10 it states, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise.” But why does God call us to fear and why would we fear him?

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Jan 7, 2023

The Old Blue Dodge

My grandfather had an old blue Dodge car that sat in their carport pretty much my whole young life. When I would go to visits my grandparents, my grandfather would say “Julie, let’s go for a walk.” Our “walk” was around the house about 3 times. He walked with a cane and never went outside…