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Cindy shared an update in the Never Easy Always Good World: Being needed can be a gift, but loving our families […]

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 01:52:47 -0700

Being needed can be a gift, but loving our families well does not always mean being the answer to every question. Sometimes it means giving them room to discover what they can do without us.

When Everyone Needs Mom

Cindy shared an update in the Never Easy Always Good World: Being needed can be a gift, but loving our families […]

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 01:52:34 -0700

Being needed can be a gift, but loving our families well does not always mean being the answer to every question. Sometimes it means giving them room to discover what they can do without us.

When Everyone Needs Mom

Cindy shared an update in the Never Easy Always Good World: Sometimes we recognize God’s faithfulness long after the […]

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:14:03 -0700

Sometimes we recognize God’s faithfulness long after the moment itself has passed. Looking back can reveal how present He was in a story we did not yet understand.

She Had No Idea

Cindy shared an update in the Never Easy Always Good World: Sometimes faith is not a giant leap. Sometimes it looks […]

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:55:12 -0700

Sometimes faith is not a giant leap. Sometimes it looks like paperwork, dinner, hugs, one deep breath, and trusting God enough to take the next small step.

Faith in the Receipts

Cindy shared an update in the Never Easy Always Good World: Depending on God does not mean becoming less of who we […]

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:17:31 -0700

Depending on God does not mean becoming less of who we are. Sometimes it means allowing Him to refine our strength, guide our independence, and use our gifts for something bigger than ourselves.

Learning to Lean

Cindy shared an update in the Never Easy Always Good World: Some of the most meaningful influence happens quietly—in […]

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:06:58 -0700

Some of the most meaningful influence happens quietly—in ordinary conversations, friendships, and moments we almost miss.

The Impact We Don’t See

Cindy shared an update in the Never Easy Always Good World: The beginning of a moment does not always tell us how […]

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:06:33 -0700

The beginning of a moment does not always tell us how the story will end. When we cannot see beyond what is right in front of us, we can trust the One who can.

When a Moment Changes Everything

Cindy shared an update in the Never Easy Always Good World: Hospitality may begin long before someone enters our […]

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:05:43 -0700

Hospitality may begin long before someone enters our home. Sometimes it is simply noticing a person and choosing to move toward them first.

Hospitality Before the Door

Cindy shared an update in the Never Easy Always Good World: Some stories are powerful, but that does not […]

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:04:10 -0700

Some stories are powerful, but that does not automatically make them ours to tell. There can be faithfulness both in sharing honestly and in protecting what needs to remain unwritten.

The Parts of the Story I Don’t Tell

Cindy shared an update in the Never Easy Always Good World: Accepting myself as someone created intentionally, for […]

Tue, 03 Sep 2024 21:54:34 -0700

Accepting myself as someone created intentionally, for a purpose is sometimes difficult to embrace. Take a read on the newest blogpost I just uploaded.

https://www.ur-known.com/never-easy-always-good/embracing-who-you-are/

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Embracing Who You Are – Known Universe

Cindy shared an update in the Never Easy Always Good World: Do the responsibilities in life confine you? Read here […]

Mon, 02 Sep 2024 15:36:02 -0700

Do the responsibilities in life confine you? Read here and find out how to be FREE!

https://www.ur-known.com/never-easy-always-good/confined-and-not-free/

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Confined and Not Free – Known Universe

Cindy shared an update in the Never Easy Always Good World: Here is hoping your days are blessed. But, if […]

Fri, 30 Aug 2024 16:52:36 -0700

Here is hoping your days are blessed. But, if discouragement seems to be taking root, take a peek at “God’s Goodness” in the midst of rough times.

https://www.ur-known.com/never-easy-always-good/trusting-in-gods-goodness/

Cindy shared an update in the Never Easy Always Good World: ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭15:1‭-‬5‬ ‭ESV‬‬[1] O Lord, who shall sojourn […]

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 12:59:51 -0700

‭‭Psalm‬ ‭15:1‭-‬5‬ ‭ESV‬‬

[1] O Lord, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? [2] He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart; [3] who does not slander with his tongue and does no evil to his neighbor, nor takes up a reproach against his friend; [4] in whose eyes a vile person is…

Cindy shared an update in the Never Easy Always Good World: Thankfully, God is so much better than I am when it comes […]

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 20:42:51 -0700

Thankfully, God is so much better than I am when it comes to knowing and loving. I don’t know what I would do if I had not realized God was seeking my heart. I would probably have a lot less children.

The thing is, most every child under my roof was unplanned. Eric was the only one we purposed. Everyone else was placed into our lives before we…

Cindy shared an update in the Never Easy Always Good World: There have been so many times that I have […]

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 12:51:16 -0700

There have been so many times that I have “muscled through” life just trying to keep my head above the waters of abundant responsibility under my roof. Treading those waters with trust and hope that God had a purpose for those moments. Days that I had nothing but that same trust and hope to provide for not only myself but the lives God…

Cindy shared an update in the Never Easy Always Good World: I can't believe "Never Easy Always Good" has been at […]

Thu, 24 Aug 2023 04:40:56 -0700

I can’t believe “Never Easy Always Good” has been at work for TEN years!

You are the first to know and see my newest post “Unpacking: Life and Faith.”

Take a moment and read up….

https://nevereasyalwaysgood.com/unpacking-life-and-faith/

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Unpacking: Life and Faith · Never Easy Always Good

Life changed for almost all of the human race with the pandemic. For the Schulze family, though, 2020 and the years following added more than a virus into our lives.

Cindy started the Topic Devo for the Day in the Forum Never Easy Always Good

Wed, 19 Jul 2023 12:34:18 -0700

Devo for the Day

A place to share what God has placed on our hearts particularly through a time I His Word.

Cindy shared an update in the Never Easy Always Good World: To be chosen from a flock of millions by the Great […]

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 13:15:43 -0700

To be chosen from a flock of millions by the Great Shepherd, the One who created us as individuals, with minds of our own, is something I am in awe of. On top of my strand of DNA being carefully pieced together, my Shepherd has laid a path with many different forks to choose from. He did not make me a mindless drone whose only goal is to…

Cindy shared an update in the Never Easy Always Good World: One of my favorite aspects of following Christ is […]

Sun, 02 Apr 2023 13:39:40 -0700

One of my favorite aspects of following Christ is knowing that there is purpose to everything that happens in my life. The challenges have a purpose. The blessings have a purpose. The down times have purpose. I don’t always jump straight into that pool of knowledge when circumstances change, but sometimes I do. Sometimes, I get to know… Read more

Cindy shared an update in the Never Easy Always Good World: These two have added a facet💎 to my life that, honestly, […]

Wed, 22 Mar 2023 16:31:59 -0700

These two have added a facet💎 to my life that, honestly, I never knew I wanted. Every day, they demonstrate the purity of life. Their intentions are pure. Their emotions are pure. Their logic is pure.

Please don’t confuse this purity with some kind of heavenly😇 presence. They are real humans just like you and me. They have the same real…

Cindy shared an update in the Never Easy Always Good World: Pride is so hard to deal with in a child. The arrogance […]

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 13:53:17 -0700

Pride is so hard to deal with in a child. The arrogance that eminates won’t accept responsibility for their own actions. They won’t back down even when they know they are wrong. They will argue until the opposition just gives up.

It’s easy to point fingers at another and talk about “their” problem. What does God have in this for me, though?…

Cindy shared an update in the Never Easy Always Good World: It's a song of hope. That is what creation sings. It is […]

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 13:15:24 -0700

It’s a song of hope. That is what creation sings. It is a song that looks forward to today and tomorrow knowing that our Creator has a plan that is unfolding at every moment. Sometimes, I hear the symphony. Sometimes, I don’t. Sometimes, I wake, already tired with expectation of the tasks before me instead of rested in the hope that is Jesus.…

Cindy shared an update in the Never Easy Always Good World: Giving away blessings is way more fun than a garage sale. […]

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 14:13:18 -0700

Giving away blessings is way more fun than a garage sale. I thought I was lazy. Turns out I was doing the will of God. Really, this is a place God has grown me. Being able to hand something, especially if it has some sort of value, has not always been easy. I have found that it is much more fun and freeing.

Being that “Light” in our world…

Cindy shared an update in the Never Easy Always Good World: My heart is steadfast, O God! I will sing and make […]

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 13:59:01 -0700

My heart is steadfast, O God! I will sing and make melody with all my being! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn!

Psalm 108:1‭-‬2 ESV

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This verse reminds me of the song, “Raise a Hallelujah.” The words “My weapon is a melody” strike my heart every time we sing it. Throughout the past months,…

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Psalm 108:1-2 My heart is steadfast, O God! I will sing and make melody with all my being! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn! | English Standard Version 2016 (ESV) | Download The Bible App Now

My heart is steadfast, O God! I will sing and make melody with all my being! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn!

Cindy shared an update in the Never Easy Always Good World: And the Lord answered me: “Write the vision; make it plain […]

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 13:56:20 -0700

And the Lord answered me: “Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it. For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.

Habakkuk 2:2-3

Wow. New perspectives! I have been kicking myself for not getting the ball…

Cindy shared an update in the Never Easy Always Good World: I used to want what others have, and then I realized […]

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 13:41:26 -0700

I used to want what others have, and then I realized I don’t want ALL of what they have. If I take the good stuff, then I have to be ready for the hard stuff as well.

I am content where God has me, most of the time. God has really worked that out in me. A lot of times, I don’t really have a choice. I don’t have time to compare my life with…

Cindy shared an update in the Never Easy Always Good World: "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever […]

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 13:34:22 -0700

“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”

Philippians 4:8 ESV

Cindy shared an update in the Never Easy Always Good World: To be acceptable by God. Isn't that the ultimate? […]

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 13:25:23 -0700

To be acceptable by God. Isn’t that the ultimate? The Creator? The Provider? The Protector? The Beginning and the End? THAT is who’s praise I seek. Sure, it is cool when people say and think nice things about you. BUT to find favor in the eyes and heart of the One True God? I can’t think of anything better.

Cindy shared an update in the Never Easy Always Good World: Thinking of my walk with the Lord, I have always […]

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 13:10:38 -0700

Thinking of my walk with the Lord, I have always placed importance on the times when I was being corrected. When I could feel the admonition in the pit of my stomach, reminding me that I still had a lot more growing to do in Him. I still search for those humbling experiences.

Lately, I have realized that I have matured. I can be confident in…

Cindy started the Topic Pep Club in the Forum Never Easy Always Good

Thu, 26 Jan 2023 18:57:37 -0700

Pep Club

People are praiseworthy! Let us cheer someone on in your life!

Cindy started the Topic Count Your Blessings! in the Forum Never Easy Always Good

Thu, 26 Jan 2023 18:52:51 -0700

Count Your Blessings!

Tell us about how you have been blessed. Let us help you count them!

Cindy started the Topic Creative Solutions in the Forum Never Easy Always Good

Thu, 26 Jan 2023 18:38:28 -0700

Creative Solutions

Did you solve a “problem” in a new and positive way? Share with us so we don’t “reinvent the wheel.”

Cindy started the Topic Hope in the Hard Times. in the Forum Never Easy Always Good

Thu, 26 Jan 2023 18:29:17 -0700

Hope in the Hard Times.

Life is “Never Easy” but with God, it is “Always Good.” Tell us how you find hope when times are hard.

Cindy started the Topic What are You Celebrating??? in the Forum Never Easy Always Good

Thu, 26 Jan 2023 18:25:28 -0700

What are You Celebrating???

Tell us who, what, why you are celebrating today.

Cindy shared an update in the Never Easy Always Good World: Hi everyone! I hope you are blessed by the stories […]

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 16:41:13 -0700

Hi everyone! I hope you are blessed by the stories and strategies I share from my experience walking with the Lord through this delightfully, chaotic, and challenging family!

Be sure to visit my website, https://nevereasyalwaysgood.com/ to add to the family, faith, and fun!

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