5 blogs that encourage me

From time to time we all need encouragement or a shot in the arm. We need a place we can stop for a few minutes, read a post that challenges, encourages or uplifts us, and maybe find a moment of truth and grace with our Heavenly Father. In a blogosphere that is so cluttered with everybody talking, here are a few of the blogs I like to stop by and visit from time to time:

A Holy Experience: there is a music, a resonance, a realness to these posts that keeps me coming back. Not every day. My life can’t handle that. But I come back. Again and again. The images speak to my soul. The words make me smile and feel. And they leave me longing for more. More simplicity. More depth. More of God.

Holley Gerth: Then there are the days I simply need to be reminded that I am loved. Simply. Completely. Wholly. Holley has also captured that perfect voice for feeling like you’re sitting down across the table from your best friend. And in the midst of it pearls of truth and wisdom are spilled out over cups of coffee, mugs of tea, glasses of water. And in that is sweet encouragement.
The GROVE Story: Some of you may wonder if I can choose a blog I’m a part of. Remember, I only write one post a month. So that hardly counts But at the Grove, I’ve partnered with some pretty amazing women. Because the posts are only on Tuesdays and Thursdays, I am getting to know these women in a deep way. And really, isn’t that what we all long for? A place of community? A place to be? A place to grow?
Living Proof Ministries blog: I have learned so much in my faith through Beth Moore Bible studies and I love the challenges she extends via her blog. I’m not faithful, but when I pop over there, man am I challenged to dive deep into the Word. That is a good thing!
Jennifer Rothschild’s Thought Closet: for many of the same reasons I love popping over to Jennifer Rothchild’s blog. This woman has a heart for God and her posts read like you’re talking to her. They are real. They are challenging. And they are grace-laced.

Where do you turn for encouragement and inspiration? Maybe a dose of reality laced with grace? I’m eager to see which blogs you read.