by Nicole Smithee | Sep 22, 2025 | Devotionals
35 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” 36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. 37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the...
by Nicole Smithee | Sep 15, 2025 | Devotionals
25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and...
by Nicole Smithee | Sep 4, 2025 | Devotionals
27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. -John 14:27 NIV 33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have...
by Nicole Smithee | Jun 24, 2025 | Life, Motherhood
The last few years have been full of change for me. I became a mother. And since then, the newborn I once nursed is now a preschooler who just performed in her first dance recital, is currently taking swim lessons and will soon start soccer ones. During that same...
by Nicole Smithee | Jun 9, 2025 | Devotionals
28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” -Matthew 11:28-30 NIV...