When I was a new Christian, I wanted to serve God in any way I could, and I did. I served in hospitality, nursery, Sunday school, and youth groups. Within two years, I was overwhelmed by all the demands. Exhausted and discouraged, I stopped serving and going to church. After a year of avoiding every church building and watching my […]
A Letter to A Friend When I was finishing my second year of ministry development, we were asked to keep a prayer journal for six months. Seemed like a simple request. But for someone who had zero time, it felt like an impossible task. This journal’s point was for us to have a record of where we were in life and […]
Orchid growing is a hobby I fell upon by accident. Here is the story of how I discovered one of the world’s most beautiful flower. About six years ago I worked at our local church. It had been a long week and honestly month. We were in a demanding season getting ready for a large event, and I had been trying to […]
Julie Whitley is a wife and highly driven, nonstop mother of four boys. She knows the realities of being a mom at every stage of development. She is not afraid to tell it like it is while reminding every mother there is no greater gift than love.