GraceParenting I Choose Grace (Hope for Your Parenting Missteps) “If you believe change is not possible when looking at a situation, you are deciding what God’s grace is…Mary JamesMarch 25, 2023
PurposeSpiritual Growth What if Your Song Never Played? As I write, Christmas is about to be over in my little corner of the world. In the…Mary JamesMarch 24, 2023
InfluenceSpiritual Growth A Sweet Aroma “What is that smell?,” I asked as we picked up our 6-year old Pekingese from Grandma’s house recently. …Mary JamesMarch 25, 2023
God's LoveLovePurpose The Father’s Love I walked in my front door after 5 long recording days, and was met by my darling husband…Mary JamesApril 1, 2023
GratitudeRefinementSpiritual Growth Moved to Gratitude I opened my Jesus Calling Devotional recently and wanted to throw it across the room after I read…Mary JamesApril 1, 2023
Uncategorized Strong – The Story Behind the Song While writing and choosing songs for the Strong album, it seemed like every time I turned around someone…Mary JamesApril 1, 2023
CouragePurpose Stay in Your Own Lane Dr. Bill Hemmer says, “Don’t compare your “behind the scenes” to someone’s highlight reel.” My friend Beth Craig…Mary JamesMarch 27, 2023
Artistic DevelopmentConfidenceCreativityPride Confidence and the Tongue In the film, The King’s Speech, the soon-to-be king is plagued with an embarrassing speech impediment. It is…Mary JamesApril 1, 2023
EvangelismHoly SpiritMusic Remembering Belgium In Donald Miller’s book, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years, he says that, “The ambitions we have…Mary JamesMarch 25, 2023
LiberationObedienceRefinement Behind Barbed Wire I could not stop staring at the coiled barbed wire that lined the top of the chain-link fencing. …Mary JamesMarch 24, 2023