The Wholehearted Blog

We are taking a break from our regular posting. In the meantime, we hope our extensive archive of blog posts will be an encouragement to you!

Quiet Time When Pain is Loud

Sister — we don’t have to choose between sitting in the discomfort of our grief AND entrusting ourselves to God’s plan in our grief. In these moments, your quiet time probably...

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To the Wounded Christian Woman

The woman at the well (John 4) came to the well ashamed, yet she left healed, telling everyone she could about all the things Jesus told her. I am- you...

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The Rest of the Story

As silly as it may sound, I was struck anew this Advent season by the “rest of the story” of Christmas. Yes, we know the story of when Jesus came...

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An Unhurried Christmas

One morning, I was praying about my attitude when a thought entered my mind:Things don’t slow down. People do. Christmas wasn’t the culprit of the crazy pace. I was. I wish you couldn’t relate, but...

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From Chaos to Joy

While emotions can certainly be a tool to alert us subconsciously to things we haven’t reasoned out, they are often fleeting, complicated, and even downright deceiving. This is especially when imbalanced hormones are...

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Watching in Silence

The silence of God is intriguing to consider. Because of who God is, we look to Him for guidance, answers, miracles, and provision. But because of God’s all-powerfulness, He can...

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Why You Should Spend Time with Jesus Today

As much as I enjoyed being homeschooled and then attending a Christian college, it was a difficult transition to go from my Christian education to the worldly workforce. But that’s...

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Quiet Time Seasons

I’ve had daily time with Jesus as a daughter and now as a mother; in loneliness and while surrounded by children. In both grief and joy, failure and success, I’ve...

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Confessions of a Wholehearted Writer

The truth is that no member of the Wholehearted Quiet Time team—including me—has the perfect quiet time. In fact, there’s no such thing as a perfect quiet time. All of...

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