The blessings of God and the blessing from God may not always be what we expected. We need to learn how to see them in a different light to appreciate where we at this moment of our journey. God stepped up in a mighty way. We were struggling and I was on the edge of […]
The feelings of discouragement, failure, and guilt come from the enemy – often disguised as “corrections” or “directions” from God. Although God does offer guidance for our journey, He does not try to make us feel bad about the choices we make. Instead, He aims for us to be joyful in the better choices. # […]
Growing HOPE Quote of the Day for Tuesday, March 20, 2018 “Sometimes having a dream far away is way easier than having a possibility just around the corner.” – Kathryn Lang I attended a class working through the process of a business idea to a viable product. For eight weeks we met and talked and […]
Growing HOPE Quote of the Day for March 6, 2018 Hope does NOT disappoint and that makes HOPE worth investing in. – Kathryn Lang HOPE. The world will tell you hope is a delusion – a fog covering the reality of things that are. The world will try to convince you that holding on to […]
Hope is hidden only to the heart that is not seeking to find it. Seek hope and even through the fog or the dark you will find your step. # # # The fog settled around me – think and heavy. The damp drops dripped down my face. I kept walking. I looked up ahead, […]
Quote of the day for Monday, November 6, 2017 “Your anchor and my anchor may be different, but we all cling to something for a sense of normal in the midst of chaos. Remember that before you get upset about the man mowing his yard, the one going fishing, or any other little things that […]
Listen to the #GrowingHOPE broadcast Keeping on keeping on can be difficult. Just the other day, my father-in-law – thinking he was complimenting me – told my husband that I was smart enough to get a good paying job. I am a writer. He has read my work. I have a job. Others don’t know […]
Growing HOPE Quote of the Day for October 9, 2017 “You cannot give to God what you do not let go.” –Kathryn Lang The bills continued to arrive. My son had been in a car accident the year before and the auto insurance of the “at fault” party had yet to pay. I had all […]
Growing HOPE Quote of the Day for October 4, 2017 “Hold tight to joy and it will lift you up even when the whole world is coming against you.” The day after my mom died, I had people hugging me telling me the pain would catch up to me and I would cry. They were […]
Growing HOPE Quote of the Day for October 3, 2017 “You have to take action if you want to get anywhere.” I woke up late the other morning. My plan had been to work in the garden in the cool of the morning – in part because it was cooler, but mostly because the biting, […]
