Hey Reader, Are you as excited for Resurrection Sunday as I am? Thereâs something so beautiful about intentionally preparing our hearts instead of just arriving at Easter morning. I donât want to rush to the celebration without first walking slowly with Jesus toward the cross. Thatâs why Iâm using the Resurrection Bible Reading Plan (password: gracefilled) this season. If youâd like to see the journaling devotionals Iâm sharing, you can follow along over in Jesus Journaling. I thought it...
4 days ago â˘Â 2 min read
Hello Sweet Reader,I hope youâll be encouraged today. Maybe your life feels messy right now. Or maybe the mess is behind you â a moment or even years of mistakes that still whisper regret when you look back. You wonder if God can truly forgive you⌠even though deep down you know He already has. This is for you if you know full well you were wrong. If youâve hurt people. If youâve made choices you wish you could undo. If you carry relational regrets from a boyfriend, a husband, a friendship,...
11 days ago â˘Â 2 min read
Hey sweet friend, Although I moved from Pennsylvania, Iâm pretty sure the groundhog followed us to the Wisconsin Northwoods. After a deep freeze that seemed to last forever, the thaw has finally begun. The snow is melting (more is coming), and I didnât realize how tightly Iâd been bracing myself against the cold until I felt it begin to lift. Winter has a way of doing that to us, doesnât it? When the days are long and gray, when youâre inside more than youâd like to be, when routines feel...
18 days ago â˘Â 3 min read
Hello Reader, Have you ever found yourself in a season of motherhood where the weight felt heavyâwhere discouragement crept in, and no matter how hard you tried, it seemed impossible to keep everything balanced? Psalm 25 has been one of those deeply personal passages of Scripture that God has used to steady my heart during those exhausting seasons of raising children, homeschooling, managing a home, and trying to live out everything I believed a âgood momâ should be. Recently, while caring...
20 days ago â˘Â 1 min read
Hey Reader, Have you ever walked through a season of motherhood where you felt overwhelmed, discouraged, or like you simply couldnât keep all the plates spinning? Psalm 25 has been one of those deeply personal passages of Scripture that God has used to steady my heart during those exhausting seasons of raising children, homeschooling, managing a home, and trying to live out everything I believed a âgood momâ should be. Recently, while caring for my grandkids, I found myself relearning some of...
29 days ago â˘Â 1 min read
Hey Reader, How have you been doing this past week? Have you survived the extra-cold temperatures and winter storms? Over here, it âwarmed upâ to a sunny 19°F, and the sunlight is glistening on the snow. Itâs one of those winter days that feels quiet and beautifulâperfect for slowing down. Iâm so excited to tell you about my newest Bible Reading Plan and Journaling Workbook. As I type this, itâs printing, and Iâll be sharing it on YouTube very soon! Over the next few weeks, Iâll be using the...
about 1 month ago â˘Â 2 min read
Hey Reader,Iâm excited to invite you to join me for this monthâs new How to Study the Bible â Bible Reading Plan. This plan is designed to guide us deeper into Godâs Wordânot just reading it, but learning how to study it with confidence and grace. Over the coming weeks, Iâll be using this Bible Reading Plan for my journaling art and devotionals inside Jesus Journaling, and Iâll also be sharing along on Substack. Weâll take Scripture one small portion at a time, learning to slow down, observe,...
about 1 month ago â˘Â 1 min read
Hey Reader, As winter settles in, so many of you are experiencing ice and snowâsome of it in places where you donât usually see much of either. Back east, where I used to live, theyâve had more than two feet of snow! And here in northern Wisconsin, the snow is deep, and the temperatures have dipped as low as â34 degrees. Brrr! Winter, though, is such a beautiful season to slow downâand Iâve found itâs a wonderful time to practice journaling art, and lettering, even if you think youâre not...
about 1 month ago â˘Â 2 min read
Hey, Sweet Reader, Last Friday, I was putting together this newsletter with grandkids filling my houseâlaughter and interruptions everywhere. And somehow⌠I completely forgot to include the link to my latest blog post. Real life, right? Thatâs just how my days look sometimes, and I know many of yours do too. During my time with Jesus this week, one particular passage met me right where I am and wouldnât let go: âBehold, I will do a new thing,Now it shall spring forth;Shall you not know it?I...
about 1 month ago â˘Â 1 min read
Hey Reader, I'm writing to you, surrounded by the happy chaos of excited grandkids waiting to spend time with me. Life doesn't get any better than that, does it?! This new year has started in full swing for me. Life is beautifully full between ministry work, time with the grandkids, baking bread for hungry people (you know how that goes đ), and tryingâtryingâto keep the house from spinning into complete chaos. In the middle of all that, I came across a statement this week that stopped me in...
about 2 months ago â˘Â 2 min read