by Valerie Murray | Jul 23, 2023 | Blog, Book Reviews |
The novel With Every Memory by Janine Rosche follows Lori Mendenhall after she returns home from the hospital, recovering from a traumatic brain injury from a car accident that also took the life of her teenage son, Austin. The brain injury wiped away her memory of...
by Valerie Murray | Jun 10, 2023 | Blog, Book Reviews |
Stuff I’d Only Tell God by Jennifer Dukes Lee is a guided journal designed to help you be ruthlessly honest so you can see the real you hiding behind layers of self-protection. This book guides readers with questions, lists, charts, and illustrations to discover...
by Valerie Murray | Jun 4, 2023 | Blog, Book Reviews |
In Seven Secrets of the Spirit-Filled Life, author and theologian Jack Levison shares how to have a deeper, more powerful relationship with the Spirit. These seven secrets are outlined as sections in the book, with seven chapters in each part. Discover the Holy Spirit...
by Valerie Murray | May 8, 2023 | Blog, Book Reviews |
The Words We Lost by Nicole Deese draws you into the life of Ingrid Erikson, an editor mourning the loss of her best friend and famous client, Cece. Ingrid struggles to move forward in life, also still grieving her father’s death and grappling with resentment...
by Valerie Murray | Apr 18, 2023 | Blog, Book Reviews, Facing Fear, Faith |
Take Every Thought Captive by Kelly Balarie helps readers exchange lies of the enemy for the mind of Christ. This book gives hands-on suggestions for changing self-defeating thoughts in order to transform the way you think. The writing is heartfelt and honest and...
by Valerie Murray | Apr 11, 2023 | Blog, Facing Fear, Faith |
I’m excited to share a guest post from an author whose love for the Lord truly inspires me. I’ve been blessed to have been on her launch teams for Fear Fighting and Battle Ready. Today she’s sharing about a topic I’m sure we can all relate to....
by Valerie Murray | Apr 6, 2023 | Blog, Facing Fear, Faith |
The Bible says Jesus was tempted in every way we are. Does this mean he was also tempted to fear? “For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin”...
by Valerie Murray | Mar 31, 2023 | Blog, Faith |
Have you ever thought of yourself as an influencer? The dictionary defines an influencer as “a person who can influence potential buyers of a product or service by promoting or recommending the items on social media.” A quick google search says, “Influencers have...
by Valerie Murray | Mar 24, 2023 | Blog, Book Reviews, Faith |
In Faith, Doubt, and God’s Mysterious Timing, Laurie Polich Short shares 30 biblical insights about how God works. Her reflections on each passage are refreshing and helped me better understand timeless Bible stories I’ve heard since childhood. Each...
by Valerie Murray | Mar 14, 2023 | Blog, Book Reviews |
What do we do in those “bathroom floor moments” when life shatters and breaks us open? In the Gift of the Unexpected, Jillian Benfield shares how her son Down’s Syndrome diagnosis transformed her thinking and faith. Her book helps others find hope in...
Hello! I’m Valerie, a busy mother
of four energetic children and
a wife to my husband of 26
years. I write to help others have courageous faith and discover how to trust in God when they are afraid. 
