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7 Ways to Abide When You Feel Spiritually Dry
June 25, 2026June 24, 2026 Faith, Prayer, Summer of Abiding

Daily life can be hard. Routines are good, but when heartache lingers in the shadows, routines are not comforting. Waking up each morning we struggle to find the strength to get up and do the next, good spiritual thing. The pressures of decisions, the anxiety of waiting for results, the shifting of circumstances tear apart our emotions. One minute we are fine the next we are crying. Our hearts fall into a spiritually dry, desert season during times like this….

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How to Abide in Christ in Busy Seasons
June 15, 2026June 27, 2026 Summer of Abiding

Summer was supposed to be relaxing. But with five kids and full schedules, I felt cheated. All I wanted to do was sit by the pool, sip my homemade pink drink with coconut milk, and read my book. Instead, I was sticky and hot driving my kiddos all over to various activities. Then a child gets sick. Or maybe I find myself having to get up early and go to bed late for a week. The disruptions and ordinary days…

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Why Spiritual Growth Often Feels Painful
June 8, 2026June 7, 2026 Faith, Summer of Abiding

Again. I sat on my bed and sighed. That one sin had crept back into my heart, mind, and out through my raised voice. For years I’ve struggled with this one sinful habit. I’ve prayed, memorized Scripture, asked others to pray, and begged God to help me do better. I would see a victory and a breakthrough, but then in a moment of weakness I would fall back again into old sinful patterns. It often happened when I was tired…

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Growing Vines Not Apple Trees
November 7, 2024May 21, 2026 Devotional, Faith, Summer of Abiding

Growing Vines Not Apple Trees My husband planted an apple tree but we’ve never eaten the apples. Back when our children were very young my husband and I lived in a beautiful two-story brick house. We loved that house. We lived there for many years. It had a fantastic yard on a quiet street. The house was our home. One summer my husband found a company that sold apple trees that you could get delivered through the mail in order…

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7 Ways to Abide When You Feel Spiritually Dry

How to Abide in Christ in Busy Seasons

Why Spiritual Growth Often Feels Painful

Growing Vines Not Apple Trees

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