Hope infuses us with joy; it helps us to overlook and to undertake what we otherwise would not have.
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Hope That Will Never Let You Down
Her husband softly kissed her forehead, then let go of her hand as her hospital bed was moved into the operating room. For six hours, her family waited . . . and waited. Eventually, the surgeon emerged from the operating room and confirmed the surgery had gone very well. In the months that followed, the […]
Hope Resides Where Christ Abides
Hope resides where Christ abides, I can dance in the rain, cast the pain, view loss as gain. My soul so free, the release, the peace.
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Why Being Crushed Is Essential to Creating a Beautiful Life
Ever wish you could turn back the pages of time and do things differently? I felt this way the other day as my son Austin and I worked on a project. An old song1Waylon Jennings, “Old Church Hymns and Nursery Rhymes,” MetroLyrics, CBS Interactive Inc., http://www.metrolyrics.com/old-church-hymns-and-nursery-rhymes-lyrics-waylon-jennings.html, accessed Aug. 8, 2018. my dad and I love […]
Hidden within every challenge
Hidden within every challenge is an incredible opportunity. Some struggles are enormous, but they are allowed for a purpose.
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Turning Disasters into Timeless Memories
They say there are two things we can be certain about in this life: death and taxes. Well, I don’t know who “they” are, but “they” left out a bunch of stuff . . . by a long shot. Last month we spent a weekend away celebrating my son Jon’s 21st birthday. Jon has numerous […]
Healing takes time—necessary time—for us
Healing takes time—necessary time—for us to find that the bigger picture is about our heart, not our circumstances.
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Safety: Can I Count On You?
I first met Lawrence Daly back in 2010. Larry was working with a mutual friend of ours to investigate a sexual assault case. The victim was a child with disabilities. They were working out of an office next to mine, so I occasionally drifted over and asked questions. Okay, maybe it was more like a […]
He is without flaw
He is without flaw, all-powerful, all-knowing, always faithful, always true to His word, and always available, regardless of what we bring to the table.
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Cool Games You Need to Try When Summer Is the Hottest
It’s only a couple weeks until school resumes, which—this far into summer—makes most parents jump for joy. When my kids were little, I don’t think they ever ran out of energy . . . E V E R! As summer approached, I would make little summer to-do notebooks. They were filled with all kinds of […]
He has the right to choose
He has the right to choose what to reveal and what to withhold. We don’t serve a mean God. We do serve a sovereign God who has a plan for our lives.
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Resting or Rushing: Why It’s a Life or Death Matter
It had only been 30 minutes, but I was already as fidgety and skittish as a wet, cold cat. Not long ago, my husband and I went on the Insight for Living Ministries 2018 Alaska Cruise Conference. That sounds lovely until you know I don’t travel well, and leaving my son Jon who has disabilities […]