Author Archives: Julie L Williams

National Day of Encouragement: Letters of Love

Today is the National Day of Encouragement!!! Today is a day for celebrating, a day that reaches to the heart of PEP UP for Joy. Passionate Encouragement and Prayer Uplifts People spreading JOY! To give encouragement is to give compassion, give confidence, and give courage.  It is an opportunity to recognize and affirm those incredible […]

What I Need To Hear Today

You are a beautiful treasure! You are a precious gift! Please don’t turn away. Please don’t brush this off. Please don’t glaze over this quickly. Let these words mist upon you and soak in deep to those dry places. These words don’t come from a place of perfection or mountain of accumulated attainment of great […]

Forgiveness and Freedom

Have you ever felt like you should do something, but it sounds a little crazy and a little scary in your head? You know the thing that makes you doubt your own thoughts and sanity? From the moment you think the thought, you start telling yourself, no…that’s just crazy. So I am having this go […]

Christmas Prayer

Merry Christmas Everyone! May this prayer bless you and wrap around you like a warm hug. I have included a printable version of the prayer for easy sharing. Christmas Prayer Beloved Lord,  Thank You so much for bringing us into the season of Christmas.  Thank You for the ways big and small that You have […]

Aardvark Pancakes

Hearts. Letters. Numbers. Teddy Bears. Turtles. Fun colors. My husband, Eric, is a master pancake artist. But last Saturday he truly outdid himself with aardvark shaped pancakes. I just happen to have a very special affection for aardvarks. These awesome and unusual creatures bring me great joy. Friday evening I watched a documentary that featured […]