Category Archives: Hope

Shaken to the Core

On January 12, 2010 the foundations of the earth shook as a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti. The already-poorest-country in the Western hemisphere suffered unthinkable destruction. News reports confirmed the ruin, chaos, grief, tragedy. By all accounts Haiti was devastated. Period. Did you know earthquakes foreshadowed major plot shifts inRead the Rest…

How Hope Changed Me

Hope. An expectation of obtainment. To expect with confidence. I hope that I get that promotion. I hope that my children don’t get hurt. I hope that I find an amazing man to marry. Everybody hopes in something. For something. If they say they don’t, they’re lyin’. Just sayin’. IRead the Rest…

Parched

I left early in the morning to speak at a women’s conference, planning to stop about an hour down the road to get a fountain drink. When I drive, I like Coke Zero with a shot of cherry. When I’m home, I like peach tea, and I’m usually sipping itRead the Rest…

Transplant

Where do you belong? My husband wanted a special tree in our yard. To be specific, a Horstmann’s Sillberlocke. He’s a gifted gardener who makes our backyard a summer haven. Over the years, he has balanced the colors and textures of multiple flower beds and created a soothing water featureRead the Rest…

{Wordfilled Wednesday} Steadily. Unswervingly. Extravagantly.

…trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly… 1 Corinthians 13:13 MSG Trust steadily in God. Isn’t it so hard to trust in God! We simply don’t understand what He is doing most of the time, and our flesh-nature desires to not only know but to also be in control. Read the Rest…