When God Sees the Work No One Else Notices
When your quiet work feels invisible, Matthew 6:4 reminds you that God sees what others overlook. This devotional offers gentle encouragement for hidden faithfulness.
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Before I Take the Next Step, I Pour Out My Heart
Strong emotions do not need to be ignored or allowed to make every decision. Psalm 62:8 offers a gentler way: pour out your heart before God and let Christ guide your next faithful step.
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When Healing Means Remembering Who You Are
I experienced bullying throughout childhood and later in different workplaces. Isaiah 43:1 is helping me separate other people’s treatment of me from the truth of who I am in Christ.
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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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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
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
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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,
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🌿 Pursuing the Joy God Created for You
HI friend,
For years, I believed my worth depended on how much I could carry. After becoming a young mother and navigating the heartbreak of being left during my third pregnancy,
I learned to survive by putting everyone else’s needs before my own. But Psalm 16:11 reminded me that true joy isn’t something we earn—it’s found in God’s presence.
Read today’s devotional and discover how God invites us to move beyond survival and into abundant life.
With Love and Grace
Tracey
