waiting with Jesus Archives - Emily Conrad Author

It Could Really Go Either Way: Certainty in an Uncertain World

by emilyconrad@sbcglobal.net | Aug 24, 2023 | waiting with Jesus, worry

Is To Believe in You a finalist in the ACFW Carol Awards? I’m so anxious to know that I’m envious of the someone, somewhere who already does. The top six scorers in each category are semifinalists and the top three of those—based on the same scores—will be...

Looking Through Patient Eyes

by Emily Conrad | Aug 6, 2020 | Emily Conrad, patience, waiting with Jesus

by Emily Conrad I watched our watermelon plants closely last year. I noticed when flowers first appeared, but they seemed to fall off with no promise of fruit.This was normal for the start of the season, I learned.Eventually, tiny fruit formed at the bases of flowers...

The Hope of Spring

by Emily Conrad | Mar 5, 2020 | Emily Conrad, Hope in Jesus Christ, Hope in suffering, seasons, the hope of spring, waiting with Jesus

by Emily Conrad Snow still quilts the ground, but it’s begun to melt away from the edges of things, shifting to the side like the comforter on my bed does when it’s time to stop merely straightening the blankets and, instead, to remake it entirely.The season is being...

Perfect Timing

by Emily Conrad | Oct 9, 2019 | Emily Conrad, perfect timing, waiting with Jesus

by Emily Conrad We’ve tried to time trips to northern Wisconsin to catch the height of fall color, but our timing has never been as perfect as it was this year. Hillsides fit for a postcard rolled alongside the highway, vistas of orange and red stretched away from...

Even If My Prayer Request Goes Unanswered

by Emily Conrad | Jun 20, 2019 | persistence, prayer, Praying even if, waiting with Jesus

by Emily Conrad Sometimes, as I wait for an answer to prayer, faith comes easy and hope flourishes. I pray for favor and leading and ask others to do the same, expectant.But other times, a sort of hush falls over me. God already knows my deepest needs and this...

When There’s Nothing More To Do But Wait

by Emily Conrad | Jun 13, 2019 | Emily Conrad, Emily P Freeman, Marlo Schalesky, waiting with Jesus, When there's nothing more to do but wait

by Emily ConradMy solution to most problems is to work harder. I write to-do lists. I order myself to stick with a task that my imagination would rather ditch. I might even make a spreadsheet to track my efforts—that’s how you know I’m serious.But sometimes, working...