FROM THE MIND AND HEART OF JULIE
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Do You Hear It?
With all the noise on the news and social media, sometimes it’s hard to hear it. Hear what, you ask? I am referring to the sound of your own inner voice and directives of the spiritual realm - in other words, your soul’s longings and the divine reply of the Spirit....
Let Freedom Ring…for YOU.
In spite of all the tenuous times we are living in right now and so many of our social liberties restricted…AGAIN (And NO fireworks to celebrate 😥 this Independence Day), I have a question for you to answer about YOURSELF. Is it really all the externals that allow or...
What is Being Written on Your Heart?
Here is what is on my heart and I would love to know what’s on yours. I do believe there is so much to be gained through listening. I shared earlier this week that I want sooo much to be sensitive to other's pain right now and my heart breaks for those who have...
Scared to Come Out?
I honestly try my best to avoid the news due to its intentional focus on what is negative in this world no matter what is going on. Because if I watched it regularly, I’d be scared to ever come out. But some of it is unavoidable these days unless you are completely...
One Question I’ve Been Asked…
One of the questions I have gotten asked the most through this season of quarantining is “How do you stay motivated?” With so much mundane, staying at home, and not nearly as much interaction or possible inspiration available, this is more real than ever. And since...
5 Blessings from this Crisis
It is always so fascinating to me to see all the good that comes from challenges I wouldn’t have chosen, and perhaps even fought against. With nearly 6 weeks now at home, there have been some blessings I would not have seen coming, but am so grateful for. I thought...
Don’t Know What to Do?
I realize this is not news to you, but a wave of change has clearly come upon us. And how we do through it depends largely on our view of it. In the Bible, there is a small but potent passage that talks about how the men of Issachar who understood the times and knew...
Darkest Before the Dawn
Today is the day before many celebrate the resurrection of Christ. I have been reflecting on what that day must have been like 2000 years ago for those that had their hopes set on Jesus being the Savior and life getting better for them all. It must have been a really...
What’s a Body to do?
What’s a body to do these crazy days? 'Frozen, out of sorts, malaise, holding my breath, anxious, unmotivated, closed, cancelled'...these are the descriptors of so many things these days from our state of mind to things we were looking forward to. What's a body to do?...