Thirty-One Years of Choosing Love in Every New Season
fter thirty-one years of marriage, I know lasting love is not built on perfection. It grows as we face change honestly and allow Christ to teach us how to love in each new season.
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When Perseverance Means Honouring the Limits I Didn’t Choose
Sometimes perseverance means taking another step. Sometimes it means resting long enough to take the next one. Hebrews 12 helps us rethink endurance, limits and following Jesus.
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When God Builds Strength Before He Changes the Situation
After my MRI revealed acute foraminal stenosis, I prayed for healing. While the pain remained, God began strengthening something even deeper—my faith.
This devotional shares how waiting became one of the greatest places of spiritual growth and how God’s presence sustained me through every appointment, every difficult day, and every unanswered prayer.
Love and Grace
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When God Calls You to Slow Down Instead of Speed Up
Have you ever felt like slowing down meant falling behind? I did too—until God began showing me that faithfulness isn’t measured by exhaustion.
Today’s devotional explores the freedom that comes from trusting His pace instead of our own.
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One Year of Healing: Celebrating a New Website and God’s Faithfulness
A New Chapter for Healing Journey with Christ Scripture Focus “I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ.”Philippians 1:6, NRSVUE A year ago, I went camping, carrying pain I had learned to hide. I came home knowing…
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Stillness With Tiny Fingers
Dear friend,
By Day 3 with my two-year-old granddaughter, the visit was still sweet, but it was also early mornings, tired eyes, toddler moods, and small bruises on the back of my arm from the way she calms herself.
She is not trying to hurt me. Her little fingers find my arm because it helps her feel safe while her mom is with her very ill mother. Psalm 46:10 met me in that ordinary, honest place.
Stillness did not look like silence today. It looked like breathing before reacting, gently redirecting tiny hands, telling God I was tired, and learning that I can love deeply without disappearing.
With Love and Grace
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The Holy Work I Didn’t Schedule
Dear Friend,
I thought I was going to write about patience today. Instead, God handed me a two-year-old, a cold cup of coffee, and a family emergency I couldn’t fix.
My granddaughter is with me because her other Grandma is very ill, and her mom needs to be there.
The morning I planned quickly became a morning of snacks, toys, sippy cups, and quiet worry underneath it all. Galatians 6:9 reminded me that doing what is right often looks ordinary.
Sometimes faith is not fixing the hard thing. Sometimes it is making the room safe, holding the child in front of you, and trusting God with the rest.
Love and Blessings
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When Gratitude Finds Me First
Hi friend,
Today’s devotional comes from a stormy evening at home.Thunder rolled across the sky, rain covered the back deck, and I stood near the door with a warm mug of tea in my hands.
I was not looking for a holy moment. I just needed to breathe.Then Psalm 103:2 came back to me: Bless the Lord, O my soul, and do not forget all his benefits.
It did not feel like pressure to be thankful. It felt like a reminder to notice what was already there: shelter, breath, warmth, and the God who was still near.If life has felt unsettled lately, I hope this helps you notice one small mercy today.
With love,
Tracey -
The Seating Chart on My Dining Room Table
Hi friend
I thought the seating chart was finished.
The final file had already been sent to Staples, and I was ready to move on to painting the rustic window for my son and future daughter-in-law’s wedding. Then a text from her changed everything. A few guests had been missed. Others still hadn’t confirmed. Suddenly, a project I thought was complete was sitting right back on my dining room table.
This week’s devotional reflects on uncertainty, unfinished plans, and the challenge of waiting when there is nothing left to do but trust God. If you’ve ever struggled with unanswered questions, changing plans, or a season that refuses to resolve itself on your timeline, this reflection is for you.
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Hope Arrives Quietly
Hi friend,
Today’s devotional comes from an early morning when I woke up feeling heavy and worn down. I curled up on the living room couch with a cup of coffee I never finished, listening to the house settle around me. In that quiet, a verse surfaced — his mercies… new every morning.
I didn’t feel new, but the words stayed with me. As the sky slowly brightened, something in me softened too. Not dramatically, but enough to breathe a little easier.
If you’re in a season where hope feels slow, I hope this reflection reminds you that God’s mercies still find us, even in small ways.
With love,
Tracey
