by Valerie Murray | Dec 10, 2022 | Blog, Book Reviews, Faith, Family, Parenting |
Girl to Girl is a 60-day mother-daughter devotional to help draw your relationship closer and deepen your faith. My friend, Stacey Pardoe, wrote this book with her daughter Bekah. I was eager to get started, but honestly, I didn’t think my daughters would be...
by Valerie Murray | Sep 23, 2022 | Blog, Book Reviews, Parenting |
Love, Pray, Listen by Mary Demuth helps parents experience the joy of letting go, the power of encouraging our kids, and the peace found in trusting God for the next period in our lives. Using 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, DeMuth unpacks how to love, listen, and pray for our...
by Valerie Murray | Jul 23, 2019 | Blog, Book Reviews, Family, Parenting |
“The middle is the place where our lives really live. This is the place where we have grown into the shapes of our souls even as we might have outgrown the shapes of our jeans.” I’m smack dab in the middle stage with four busy kids ages eight to fifteen. The gas tank...
by Valerie Murray | Apr 1, 2019 | Blog, Book Reviews, Faith, Family, Parenting |
One of the greatest blessings of being a writer is seeing friends whom I love and respect publish books. My friend Melanie Redd wrote a devotional for teen girls titled Live in Light. Melanie has been encouraging girls and women in ministry for decades and her...
by Valerie Murray | Nov 9, 2018 | Blog, Book Reviews, Faith, Parenting |
Lori Schumaker is one of the first bloggers I made a heart-to-heart connection with. We became friends by commenting on one another’s blogs. Our paths continued to cross on the internet and she became a member of the close-knit blogging/prayer group I’m in. When she...
by Valerie Murray | May 11, 2018 | Blog, Book Reviews, Family, Marriage, Parenting |
In Love Like You’ve Never Been Hurt, Pastor Jentezen Franklin cheers us on to fight for our relationships with unconditional love and forgiveness. He uses his own story of personal pain to help others find the courage to love like they’ve never been hurt. During a...
by Valerie Murray | Apr 27, 2018 | Blog, Book Reviews, Family, Marriage, Parenting |
“Die to pride, die to self, die to agendas, die to comfort, die to ease–and your life explodes with abundant life. Unexpectedly, the secret to abundance is not about self–but about dying to self.” Learning to love as Christ my Lord has loved me, has been a constant...
by Valerie Murray | Oct 25, 2017 | Blog, Parenting |
*This post contains affiliate links “No, I am not going to do that.” A teen’s stubborn will can be like a brick wall. I usually take my daughter’s cell phone when she responds with disrespect. Then I’ll add a day or chore for each defiant remark. One time she...
by Valerie Murray | Jul 7, 2017 | Blog, Family, Parenting |
When I first met Carmen she ran up to me and gave me a big hug! This woman of God is fun and driven to put God first in everything she does. Her integrity shines. She writes at Married By His Grace and if you have a chance to read her testimony, it’s awesome!...
by Valerie Murray | Jun 9, 2017 | Blog, Family, Parenting |
I’m so excited to welcome you to our Summer Sizzle Blog Hop Series! During this series, you’ll be reading the top posts from some of my dearest blogging friends. I’ve been in a FB group with them over the past few years where we have prayed for one...
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. 
