Finding Hope with a Christmas Carol
An essay about the carol, O Come O Come Immanuel. How Christmas carols bring hope.
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The Value of Release
Sometimes life throws us into situations where we need to release. These situations force us to look at our personal environment, evaluate any toxic spaces, and reflect on how we really want to do life. We learn to release in tiny increments, as needed. Then those steps represent monumental heart blips which propel us onto
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Finding the Hope in Attitudes
Over the last few weeks, I have been digging into the Beatitudes—those written steps that lead into the Sermon on the Mount. Somewhere, I’ve heard them referred to as Beautiful Attitudes. I like that moniker. But I also think they give us some clues into how attitudes lead into behaviors. Perhaps my recent study comes
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Hope in What Works
At the beginning of each year, I send my clients a form to reflect and complete. One of the questions on the form is, “What worked for your writing craft in the previous year?” Because if something works, then don’t change it. If it doesn’t work, either get rid of it or set healthy boundaries
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Hope Finds Reality in a Verse
Many of my friends choose a special word for the year. It helps them focus on annual goals and gives them the motivation they need every day. For some reason, the word of the year has not worked for me. Instead, I hang on to a verse for the year. During the last weeks of
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Hope in Who We Are
The following post is an excerpt from the book Just for Today: Hope for Single Moms. I do believe, however, that it is appropriate for all my followers — no matter what your marital status. God shows how much he cares for us when he declares himself as being both Creator and Husband. The One
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Finding Hope in Intentional Rest
It takes a while to stop spinning. Like a tire with loosened lug nuts, the wheel spinning around its axis, we transition into a new season. The slowing down requires intentional rest. To keep spinning will send us into confusion, our axis tilted at a weird angle. Soul weary. Falling apart. To be purposely still,
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Finding Hope While Letting Go
To move forward with a mindset of hope, we may have to let something go. As Ann Landers once wrote, “Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it.” So
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Searching for Hope in the Great Divide
My church just finished a series of messages focused on marriage. I did not attend. Throughout my decades of work in churches, I have heard multiple sermons about marriage. Tips for how to love your spouse. Using the five love languages. Submission, submission, submission. Gag! While there was a time in my life when those
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When Hope Meets Up with Q4
We are moving toward the Christmas market and ready to leave the year behind. We have reached our annual goals or transferred them to the next year’s editorial calendar. It’s easy to sit back, take stock of the year and start planning for Auld Lang Syne. But 2020 has presented a special challenge — the
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