We have to choose to hear to learn and grow. We have to listen when we dare to question. We can only hear the truth when we choose to listen to the answers. We hosted a homeschool gathering, which meant we had twenty-two children ranging from ages four to fifteen, plus half a dozen moms,…
The burden of light means we are called to show God to a world that often openly rejects Him. Being a light requires action that is driven by the light of Faith, and to use words only when absolutely necessary. We had a tough year. Your tough doesn’t compare to my tough, nor should it….
Reflections and HOPE for May 9, 2021 It’s a choice to keep going. When you want to quit, and things seem too hard to move forward, you have to choose to move anyway. When everything around you seems to be piling up against you, you have to make the choice to keep going. When the…
Not normal became the normal for a year of crazy chaos. The year of 2020 will go down in many books as a year of overflowing “not normal.” About the time we settled into the “not normal” so that it became normal, something else would come along and up-end it all. Each year I set…
You have to be intentionally feeding the hope to keep the hope alive, and you need hope to shine the light on your path. When the darkness closes in, the only way out is with the light. # # # Watch today’s episode of #GrowingHOPE The tougher the week, the more I cling to hope….
Little bits of investment nurture the hope you are growing for your life. You have to care for the hope (and take care in the hope) to grow storm standing hope. # # # Watch today’s episode of #GrowingHOPE # # # We planted a garden. Even before the first seed went in, we had…
Hope founded in trust makes the way. Hope without trust isn’t hope as much as it is wishful thinking. You need trust to have hope, because we define hope as a concrete confidence and expectation that comes from a settled understanding of God’s provisions. # # # Watch today’s episode of #GrowingHOPE My son wanted…
A relationship with God provides the foundation for understanding and living out hope. If you want to stand in hope, you begin by investing in know God and experience Him in your life. To define hope and understand how it will work, you have to start with a relationship with God. # # # Watch…
Light dispels the dark. It’s a consistent for every moment of the journey. When dawn breaks, light dispels the dark. When the storm passes, the light breaks through. When the focus shifts from problems to possibilities, the hope makes the shift possible. Because hope is light, and hope dispels the dark, lights the morning, breaks…
Point to the promise. The promise has more power than the circumstances of the moment. It’s not about what you think or what you see, or even what you believe. The promise is a fundamental part of a bold foundation that springs up hope. # # # Watch today’s episode of #GrowingHOPE I felt displaced…