When You’re Afraid to Hope for What You Really Want
Sometimes admitting what we hope for feels more vulnerable than admitting what we fear.
I’m learning I can give hope a voice without trying to control what happens next.
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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 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
Tracey -
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
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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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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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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 -
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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🌿 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
