“Mom, I don’t want to do this,” she pleaded through tears. “You have to, love,” I said. “This medicine will help make you well.” My daughter, ten years old at the time, had developed a skin infection all over the back of her legs that required antibiotics to treat. We tried one prescription, but it […]
Most of the time, my appetite to know what God has planned overtakes my desire to walk with him. When he doesn’t share his plan with me, I run from him. Sometimes I flee in anger, sometimes in shame, sometimes dragging grief, but always looking for someone else to tell me what the Lord won’t. […]
Intentionality is important, but it’s just as important to trust God with the results. […]
An email landed in my inbox with a simple request to provide a meal to a family in need. My instant reaction: “I am too overwhelmed to add another task to my plate.” So I did nothing. My decision didn’t sit well as the days went by. I know the relief those meals would’ve provided, […]
Get a behind-the-scenes look at Truly magazine’s intentionality issue cover art, and the artist’s inspiration. Artist Courtney Feia is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and shares her journey of staying grounded in her faith through creative works. Courtney is a lifelong multi-disciplinary artist working out of her home studio in Uptown, Minneapolis with her young daughter […]
We come with prayers and requests, pleading for him to move and do work in our lives. But I believe there is an invitation for us to move with him. For us to get our hands in the dirt and do the work as well. […]
Have you ever found yourself in the midst of a hard season wishing it would just go away? One day in March, my husband, Frank, came home from work complaining of feeling ill, but we both wrote it off as him needing rest and hydration. As the days passed, it became clear that this was […]
As a kid, I used to wear my mom’s high heels and clomp around the house. I remember wondering if I’d ever grow into her shoes. It seemed like I’d never become an adult. When my mom was my current age, she had three kids and was pregnant with a fourth. She created a loving, […]
I grew up in the 1980s—a time when high-waisted jeans weren’t retro and hairspray was a way of life. We passed notes in class, wore pagers on our belt loops, and never uttered words like “Friend me.” This partly explains my laissez-faire view of social media. For me, it’s been something to ignore rather than […]
Do you love Truly’s content meetings? Yeah? Then we KNOW you’ll love this new opportunity! Fun things are ahead! We wanted to connect with YOU on a more personal level and have more in-depth discussions around some of the content we publish in our magazines. We’re launching a new online event called Truly Talks. […]