Living in Hope
All of life has its ups and downs, its triumphs and trials. Yet as I think back, it is so much easier to identify the really difficult years. I can easily point to the two most difficult years of my life: the year I was thirteen and the year I was twenty-nine. I would never… read more »
Within moments of him placing an online order, I know a surprise is coming. The email and cell phone banking app alerts, which are programmed for every purchase made on our seldom-used credit card, tip me off. It’s hard to surprise one another when every penny of our money is mutually shared. We are two… read more »
Gratitude in the heart is spoken on the lips with thanksgiving. So what does discontent sound like on our lips? I think it sounds a lot like whining and complaining. Complaining has become a national past-time, it seems. It can be found everywhere, cropping up in the majority of conversations. What if we sounded different? What… read more »
Gratitude seeking graciously leads to gratitude living. Counting the gifts becomes such a joyful habit that once begun, you never want to stop. But then there are days when the counting is not merely a joyful discipline. It becomes a lifeline. A loved one, of the dearest sort, facing a potentially serious health issue. A… read more »
More than anything, I'm just an ordinary girl who worships an extraordinary God. Christ is the hope that is in me; this is how I live it out... [Read More …]
