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 One Chapter Ends Before You Know What Comes Next
What happens when one chapter ends before you know what comes next?
A personal reflection on Isaiah 43:19, unfinished healing, unexpected purpose, and trusting Christ one page at a time.
Love & Grace
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When You Are Worried About What Might Happen
As my son’s wedding approaches, everyone I love will soon be together. Alongside the joy, I am carrying both anxiety about what might happen and hope that something might begin to heal. God is teaching me that I can surrender the outcome without giving up hope.
With Love & Grace
Tracey
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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
Tracey -
The Work Is Almost Finished
With only twenty-seven days until my son’s wedding, I stood in my dining room surrounded by nearly finished projects and realized God had been preparing more than a celebration. He had been preparing my heart to trust Him with what comes next.
I pray these words encourage you wherever you find yourself today.
With blessings,
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Calling, Purpose, and New Beginnings | Healing from Grief, Trauma, and Shame | Joy, Abundance, and Gratitude
When Love Is Woven by Hand
Over the past few months, I’ve been braiding a handfasting cord, painting olive leaves, decorating a window frame, creating wedding keepsakes, and preparing to officiate one of the most meaningful ceremonies of my life—my son’s wedding.
Then, on July 4, our family experienced the heartbreaking loss of Sarah’s mum.
In this week’s devotional, I reflect on how God has been present in both celebration and sorrow, reminding me that love is often woven through the quiet acts of serving one another.
I pray these words encourage you wherever you find yourself today.
With blessings,
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Faith and Anxiety | Healing from Grief, Trauma, and Shame | Identity, Worth, and Wholeness | Rest for the Weary Heart
When God Invites You to Let Go of Who You Thought You Had to Be
Have you ever felt like your worth depended on everything you accomplished? Discover the freedom that comes from letting go and resting in your identity in Christ.
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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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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
Tracey -
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
Tracey
