JOELLEN KEMPER

I like walking. In the country or the city, And everything in between. Alone or in good company. With my thoughts or just taking in the...

Lately, I have been acutely aware that my nature is constantly attempting to evade God. I guess that is the point of fallen humanity....

I don’t dare to walk on water enough. I hide behind books and theories. A whole lot of thinking but never much doing. I fear failure and...

Back at the beginning of March, I had surgery to finish up reconstruction. Praise God, it went smoothly- the first surgery I've had where...

Account for all of the good things in your life during this present time. Right now, your life may not be perfect...maybe even far from...

“Trust your intuition” That is not something I say hastily. I’m not talking about the mind and its frivolous fancies or about the heart...

I’d be lying if I didn’t admit that parenthood is a refining, purifying fire. Walking that line of raising a child who pursues goodness...

“Those who bring thanksgiving as their sacrifice honor me.” -Psalm 50:23 Sometimes gratitude is a sacrifice, isn’t it?! Laying aside the...

What’s a big sin in your life that God is convicting you of?! Well, I’ve had many lately 😅 but the one I’ve been thinking about most...

“We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who...

It has been a week! I think I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve cried. In fact, I confused my son yesterday morning when I just broke...

Merry Christmas, my friends! I hope this note finds you well. It's chemo week which means I have spent most of it in hibernation. Not...

Sitting at my dining room table after a late night spent in the ER (I'm okay), I get to watch the fresh snow plummet in big clusters to...

A few months back we took a very last minute weekend getaway to D.C. It was a week consumed of woeful thoughts for both Ryan and me, and...

As I woke up this morning, I was immediately barraged with worry. Then I pulled out my phone, and I was bombarded with envy. I hadn’t...

The past few weeks I have found myself grieving some of the things that cancer has stolen from me. Namely, how motherhood is a little...

Recently I underwent a medical procedure that while in the waiting room, I found myself anxious about. I was already praying for...

We come to a point in our lives (and if you are like me, then that is on a daily basis) where we have to choose between being defined by...

There is an attitude that ensnares us all. So much so, that at times, we don’t even have the ability to recognize it. That is the...

“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for...