by Valerie Murray | Oct 2, 2020 | Blog, Facing Fear, Faith |
Ash tickles my skin as it drifts aimlessly, settling in thick, variegated layers on my car. Smoke eclipses the morning sun and chokes the day. There’s a profound, uneasy feeling in my soul. The world is so different now. The pandemic has forever changed our lives in...
by Valerie Murray | Sep 13, 2020 | Blog, Faith |
It’s been over five years since I pressed publish on my first blog post. I love to write posts that answer questions I have about living out my faith. It’s always rewarding to find a trail of answers in God’s Word and share what I’ve learned with others. Some of the...
by Valerie Murray | Sep 7, 2020 | Blog, Book Reviews, Faith |
Too Good to Be False: How Jesus’ Incomparable Character Reveals His Reality by Tom Gilson takes a fresh approach to help others understand the reality of Jesus by accounting for the things Christ didn’t do. This book helped me appreciate the uniqueness of Christ...
by Valerie Murray | Aug 5, 2020 | Blog, Book Reviews, Faith |
Anyone but Me by Ray Comfort shares 10 ways to overcome fear and share the gospel. Comfort writes about his many experiences evangelizing by interviewing people for his Youtube channel. He also worked with Kirk Cameron as the cohost of the TV program,...
by Valerie Murray | Jul 14, 2020 | Blog, Book Reviews, Faith |
“Impossible is where Jesus does his best work. Are you facing an impossible situation? Something you can’t fix? A problem you can’t solve? Then you’re in the perfect position to see Jesus perform a miracle because a miracle doesn’t happen until there’s a mess that...
by Valerie Murray | Jul 1, 2020 | Blog, Family, Marriage |
Have you found communication to be frustrating? Do you try to work out conflicts with your loved ones or those particularly difficult people in your life only to find yourself suddenly in a quarrel? When we find ourselves in an unexpected argument it’s easy to speak...
by Valerie Murray | May 21, 2020 | Blog, Book Reviews, Faith |
Does your prayer life feel dry? I know mine felt a bit stagnant and so I decided to read Warfare Prayers for Women: Securing God’s Victory in Your Life by Quin Sherrer and Ruthanne Garlock. This book has a prayer for many different struggles and stages...
by Valerie Murray | May 15, 2020 | Blog, Book Reviews, Faith |
You may have seen Paula Faris on ABC News, Good Morning America, or The View. In her book, Called Out: Why I Traded Two Dream Jobs for a Life of True Calling Faris shares what she learned about God and herself as she followed her dream to become a successful broadcast...
by Valerie Murray | May 4, 2020 | Blog, Facing Fear, Faith |
“But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Now the Lord is Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is freedom” (Corinthian 2:16). The Altamont Wind Farm is about a fifteen-minute drive from my home. Interstate 580...
by Valerie Murray | Apr 18, 2020 | Blog, Book Reviews, Marriage |
In Thriving in Love and Money: 5 Game-Changing Insights about Your Relationship, Your Money, and Yourself, relationship researchers Shaunti and Jeff Feldhahn discovered that money tension is not really about the money, but about how money makes us feel. 92 percent of...
Hello there! I'm Valerie, a mom of four and wife of 27 years. My writing inspires others to cultivate courageous faith and find solace in trusting God, especially in moments of fear and uncertainty. Join me on this adventure as we explore the beauty of trusting God when we are afraid. 
