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Bible Verses about Hope in Hard Times: A Series to Encourage

Welcome back to our series on hope! Today’s focus is Bible verses about hope in hard times. Hard times is a vague term really, but what it brings to my mind are seasons of financial trouble, illness, depression, heartache, stress, and indecision. We serve a God of hope and I want you to not only […]

Bible Stories about Hope to Lighten Your Weary Soul

This post on Bible stories about hope came about as I was pondering how hope springs from pain. Hope also springs from disappointments, confusion, frustration, and the unlikely. Hope pushes us to believe when everyone has failed us. Hope springs from pain. I am forever amazed at the human heart. How it can endure overwhelming […]

What Does it Mean to Mount up with Wings Like Eagles?

“But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength;They shall mount up with wings like eagles,They shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.” (Isaiah 40:31) This is the verse that came to mind the day we got within touching distance of a bald eagle. We are not strangers to eagles, they often […]

What Does the Bible Say about Hope? 10 Verses to Encourage Your Heart

There is no denying that life is difficult. This is exactly why you have stumbled upon this post. You need encouragement, peace, and strength. Grab a cup of your favorite warm drink and may your heart be encouraged as we study the question “what does the Bible say about hope?” You stand beside your daughter’s […]

Your Faith has Made You Well: Touching the Hem of His Garment

The Bible story of Jesus healing the woman with an issue of blood after bravely touching the hem of his garment. is so important that it is recorded three times. Why? I believe it is meant to give us hope. How many of us need to hear the words “your faith has made you well,”? […]

Bible Verses about Faith and Trust (and Hope!): A Series to Encourage

Welcome back to our series on hope! These Bible verses are about faith and trust. Without faith and trust in God, we pretty much have no hope. You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You. (Isaiah 26:3) I can’t think of a better verse to […]

Bloom Where You are Planted: Learning to Be Content with Yourself

Are you content with yourself? I ask this because I find myself constantly fighting my ownself, trying to be a better mom, more fit, stronger, happier, and the list goes on. I am forever reaching for the unrealistic perfection it appears others have obtained but has eluded me my entire life. Every personality test I […]

When You Think You’ve Been Buried: Quotes about Hope and Healing

I first came across the quote “Sometimes when you are in a dark place you think you’ve been buried, but you’ve actually been planted” by Christine Caine after I lost my daughter. I truly believed I had died and been buried beside her. There was no reason to live. I clung to quotes about hope […]

God Provides a Time for Every Season: Why this should bring us Comfort

We live in a cold climate where the change of seasons is dramatic. As I look out the window this morning over a field of frosted corn, the sun popping up bright yellow over the horizon and reflecting off the golden foliage of the birch trees, my mind ponders the verses from Ecclesiastes. A time […]

Does Severe Rejection and Betrayal Cause Grief?

People often have trouble telling me about their own hurts because they know what I’ve gone through with losing a child. I don’t want this to ever be the case. Grief is a strong emotion as a result of various painful experiences including rejection and betrayal. Please welcome Cate from Blessed Reject as she shares […]

8 Mindsets to Carry You Through Seasons of Change

I am so excited to have my friend Stacy Pardoe guest posting today! She is here to share her wisdom and beautiful heart and encourage us through seasons of change. It happened on a balmy August evening with locusts droning on like a reminder that the earth would keep spinning, even if my world had […]

Bible Verses about Hope and Love: A Series to Encourage

This is a beautiful topic. Dear friends, grab a cup of your favorite drink, curl up in a comfy chair, and let’s go over Bible verses about hope and love. Welcome to the fifth post in the hope series and probably the most difficult to write. Why? Because love is a running theme throughout God’s […]

Bible Verses about Hope and Healing: A Series to Encourage

For I will restore health to you and heal you of your wounds,’ says the Lord (Jeremiah 30:17 NKJV) Welcome back to our series about hope! Today’s focus is Bible verses about hope and healing. Bible Verses about Hope and Healing Miriam Webster defines healing as: 1a: to make free from injury or disease: to make sound […]

Thankfulness in the Face of Hope

Last year I wrote Thankfulness in the Face of Grief. It was written with a knife. The pain in my heart as I struggled to praise God was nearly unbearable. Is it possible to experience thankfulness when looking back? It’s hard to comprehend that an entire year has gone by. 365 days of grief, sorrow, […]

Rebekah’s Heart

Every night Rebekah and I would play this game. As I tucked her into bed, she would say, “I love you” and I would say, “I love you more”. She would then say, “No, I love you more!” and we would go back and forth several times as I kissed each of my kiddos and […]

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