by Valerie Murray | Feb 2, 2018 | Blog, Faith, Family, Marriage |
Are you like me—quick to measure how you’re being loved by others? It’s easy to tally up the ways someone has let me down by not loving me the way I thought they should. My pride often keeps me from seeing the many ways my love also falls short. I listened to a...
by Valerie Murray | Jan 26, 2018 | Blog, Facing Fear, Faith |
Do you want to be confident in who God made you to be? Do feelings of insecurity hold you back from moving forward with something God has put on your heart to pursue? But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. Jeremiah 17:7...
by Valerie Murray | Jan 19, 2018 | Blog, Facing Fear, Faith |
“But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him.” Jeremiah 17:7 I want confidence. Do you? Confidence doesn’t come from within me somewhere. It comes “in Him.” My confidence is in Jesus Christ. Amen to that! I say amen, because I’ve tried...
by Valerie Murray | Jan 12, 2018 | Blog, Book Reviews, Facing Fear, Faith |
Brave. It’s a word filled with layers of inspiration for me. This year, I want to be courageous, confident, and bold. 100 Days To Brave, Devotions for Unlocking Your Most Courageous Self, felt like a breath of courage as I opened its glossy pages and read scriptures...
by Valerie Murray | Jan 5, 2018 | About, Blog, Facing Fear, Faith, Health and Fitness |
This Christmas didn’t turn out quite the way I’d hoped it would. I thought 2014 would be the last time I had to wait for a biopsy diagnosis over the holidays. That Christmas, I had stabbing pains when I talked and had been losing my voice. I’ll never forget the...
by Valerie Murray | Nov 10, 2017 | Blog, Christmas, Faith |
I cringed when I looked up the definition of patience in the dictionary. The capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble or suffering without getting angry or upset.” Or “the quality of being patient, as bearing of provocation, annoyance, misfortune, or pain without...
by Valerie Murray | Nov 3, 2017 | Blog, Book Reviews, Faith |
*affiliate link Horace Williams has experienced the power of prayer first-hand. Six years ago he suffered a major stroke that paralyzed his entire left side. He was in constant pain and didn’t know if he would ever walk again. He wrote Unleash the Power of Prayer: A...
by Valerie Murray | Oct 13, 2017 | Blog, Faith, Marriage |
Habakkuk 2:1I will stand on my guard postAnd station myself on the ramparts;And I will keep watch to see what He will speak to me.Are you in the midst of marital struggle? Have you been praying for answers for your troubled marriage but still feel unsure about how to...
by Valerie Murray | Oct 2, 2017 | Blog, Faith |
*This post contains affiliate links After two years of marriage, you’re still considered a newlywed, but in the blogging world, two years seems more like a silver anniversary. I read that over 90% of bloggers abandon their blogs after the first year. According to 10...
by Valerie Murray | Sep 29, 2017 | Blog, Faith, Marriage |
I love it when the road in marriage is fun and pleasant—when it feels like you’re in a convertible, driving care-free along the coast as the wind tosses your hair and your favorite music is playing. These are the times when companionship is sweet and you make memories...
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. 
