Nicole O'Meara1 min read "Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." -- 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (ESV)1x
Please Pray:
Father in Heaven, you are good and you bring good to me. Help me be grateful for all that you give, no matter the circumstances. Thank you. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.
Nicole O'Meara
Tactile paving is my nemesis. The yellow plates of bumps at the edge of a crosswalk or sidewalk were created to alert visually impaired people of an upcoming hazard. I’m so glad someone invented bumps that help, but for me, those bumps are a hazard! With God’s words to Jeremiah echoing in my mind,
Nicole O'Meara
Unshaken was born out of a deep personal need for biblical comfort. I searched Scripture not for answers to why this had happened, but for strength to face what was coming next. And what I found wasn’t just comfort—it was courage. Whether you're facing a chronic diagnosis, caregiving for someone you
Nicole O'Meara
“If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!” — Matthew 7:11-12 (ESV)As a teenager, my brother became obsessed with skateboarding. It didn’t matter that he...
Nicole O'Meara
“If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!” — Matthew 7:11-12 (ESV)Please Pray:Heavenly Father, thank you for making me your child. I want to know...
Nicole O'Meara
Sehnsucht is hard to put into words, as can be seen in my painfully limited ability to describe what I felt at a vista in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Some call it joy. Some called it wistful longing for something you can’t explain. It has been called melancholy and nostalgia. It is all of that, and mo
Sheryl H. Boldt
During times when God’s answer is no, we pray, “Father, help my unbelief when You don’t answer the way I desperately want You to – in the way I desperately need You to. Help me trust You in the midst of this anguish and pain. Help me trust that You always know what’s best.”
Photo by Caleb Wright on Unsplash Shower thoughts. Those random things we think about as we wash away the day’s activities. If a tomato is a fruit, is ketchup a smoothie? Does a straw have one hole…
It’s amazing to consider that on any given day, literally tens of thousands of thoughts cascade through our brains. Some of these thoughts are spectacular, like that glorious beach vacation you took with your family last year, or remembering the wide-eyed wonder of your children on Christmas morning. Unfortunately, for...
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Nicole O’Meara encourages Christian women living with chronic illness to believe that hope is never inappropriate. As a survivor of an undiagnosed disease and a spinal cord injury, hope is the anthem in her home. Her writing has been featured at (in)courage, The Mighty, The Joyful Life Magazine, and The Devoted Collective. Nicole and her family enjoy life with their fluffy Aussiedoodle in the Sierra foothills of Northern California.
Nicole O'MearaTactile paving is my nemesis. The yellow plates of bumps at the edge of a crosswalk or sidewalk were created to alert visually impaired people of an upcoming hazard. I’m so glad someone invented bumps that help, but for me, those bumps are a hazard! With God’s words to Jeremiah echoing in my mind,
Nicole O'MearaUnshaken was born out of a deep personal need for biblical comfort. I searched Scripture not for answers to why this had happened, but for strength to face what was coming next. And what I found wasn’t just comfort—it was courage. Whether you're facing a chronic diagnosis, caregiving for someone you
Nicole O'Meara“If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!” — Matthew 7:11-12 (ESV)As a teenager, my brother became obsessed with skateboarding. It didn’t matter that he...
Nicole O'Meara“If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!” — Matthew 7:11-12 (ESV)Please Pray:Heavenly Father, thank you for making me your child. I want to know...
Nicole O'MearaSehnsucht is hard to put into words, as can be seen in my painfully limited ability to describe what I felt at a vista in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Some call it joy. Some called it wistful longing for something you can’t explain. It has been called melancholy and nostalgia. It is all of that, and mo