Our July "Story of Hope" is from my friend Yolanda Smith. In a “Yours, Mine & Ours” spin, she and her husband are parents to a combined total of twelve children. She has approximately a million practical tips on how to manage a dozen kiddos, and she reads more books than anyone I know. She is currently revising her first novel featuring historical Appalachian fiction which I'm dying to read. I asked Yolanda to share her story because in an onslaught of devastation, her hope was … [Read more...]
Chasing Hope through Grief
Our second story of hope in our summer series, is from Dorina Lazo Gilmore. Dorina is passionate about helping people navigate grief because she's journeyed through it herself. Today she's shared about her tremendous loss and how God brought her through and surprised her on the other side of grief. If you'd like to receive these monthly stories via email, sign up here. Chasing Hope through a Journey of Grief I was standing in the community garden on a field trip with my daughter’s … [Read more...]
Hope in Any Language
When my husband experienced a sudden loss of vision, we made a precarious visit the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. The explanation requires lots of words that spell-check doesn’t recognize, but suffice it to say, we had a scare. Our schedule was filled with hours of waiting and intermittent appointments and tests. We waited in the lobby, lab, cafeteria, exam room, coffee shop, atrium, and elevator. The kind folks there know you’ll have some time on your hands, so they provide a few … [Read more...]
Mourning Dashed Hopes: Biblical Wisdom for Changing Seasons
This is the first article in our summer series, Stories of Hope--modern stories of people who placed their hope in Christ and felt--at first--disappointed with his plan, purpose, or timing much like the biblical characters of Remarkable Hope. I'm thrilled to introduce Christine Chappell. Christine is the author of Clean Home, Messy Heart, the host of The Hope + Help Project podcast, and is a guest contributor at Desiring God. She writes frequently about depression, motherhood, and counseling … [Read more...]
Summer Series: Stories of Hope
We’ve thought a lot about “hope” this year, haven’t we? We know we ought to place our hope in Christ alone and not in other people, not in preferable circumstances, and not even in the changed behavior of loved ones. But what does that look like in 2019? We look at Bible people like John the Baptist and Mary, and we clearly see their unwavering hope in Christ in the midst of disappointment, devastation, and even death. But I wonder, and maybe you do too, if these folks had it just a wee bit … [Read more...]
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