New Writing at the Grit and Grace Project
Announcing Smart Living in Small Bites Guidebooks! “Do you ever wish you had a guidebook for life’s challenges? Challenges that feel insurmountable, and you would love guidance from someone who …
Don’t Give Up Studying God’s Word This Summer
Let’s be honest, summer can present its fair share of distractions that keep us from studying God’s Word. Perhaps you had a great Bible study rhythm during this past school year, but then …
The Power Of The Resurrection Within
It’s been a few days since the thrill of Easter, and I find myself wrestling discouragement wrought from the pangs of this sin-stained world. It is easy to dance upon death defeated, but harder to …
Learning From Peter’s Bold Alignment With His Suffering Savior
The Echoes of Easter With Easter just behind us, I have been lost in the lingering echoes of Holy Week. While reading the Bible demands we place ourselves in the context of the narrative, the echoes …
Let Your Feelings of Loneliness Lead You To Others
As I stood alongside couples laughing, and ladies clumped in cozy groups, my heart was like a kid at recess. “Pick me! Pick me,” I silently asked. I was standing on yet another foreign sideline, …
God’s Grace Weaves a Rich Tapestry From Your Ordinary Moments
For the most part, our lives are a thread of ordinary moments. A cobbling together of sick children and dinner prep, of carpools and coffee dates. But ordinary moments are the fabric of life. A …
How Lazy Mom Month Gifts You Restorative Rest
I hereby declare the month of January as Lazy Mom Month. You, dear Mother, have put so much time and energy creating magical memories over the past few months. Now you get a break. This is your time …
Let’s Quiet The Hustle To Better Savor the Wonder Of Christmas
It began in the stillness of a freshly fallen snow. The white world twinkled around me, and all was at peace. In this vacuum of silence, birds were quieted, trucks remained asleep in their driveways, …
Jesus is the Door to Abundance
I’m excited to be a new team writer for the Grit and Grace Project! My first article came out today. It’s a peek into a time that felt brittle in my past, and how I found a door to …
30 Day Seek First Challenge
When you wake up in the morning, what is the first thing you do? Brush your teeth? Find the coffee pot? Or … open your phone? If we are being honest, many of us are in this group. Maybe we want …
Discover A Better Way To Read The Bible When Sorrows Like Sea Billows Roll
This past Sunday night I collected a few weekend photos, hoping to post about the needed fusion of fun and rest, community and solitude. Really, I thought it was charming. But then, in the blink of an …
The Reward of Obedience And It’s Path to Abundance
I know, I know! NO ONE wants to hear about obedience, right? That is … until you have a sassy thirteen year old child, or a seventeen year old who slinks through the door past curfew with …