Category: Hope

  • Blotted out?

    When I was about 7 years old, with my mom beside me on my bunk bed, I gave my life to Christ. I asked Jesus to come into my heart and forgive me of my sins. Seems good, right? Everything should be great going forward, right? Not so much. Life definitely gives twists and turns…

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  • Easter – not just a one day celebration

    Easter – not just a one day celebration

    We are in the beautiful season of Easter, but how often do we forget what that truly means? Yes, it means gathering together with your family and celebrating. Yes, it can mean having fun with Easter egg hunts and decorating. Lots of food and going to church together. But do we remember what we are…

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  • Be Still, Be Quiet

    Last summer my husband and our kids took a trip with my parents and sisters and their family out to the Black Hills. The Black Hills are beautiful and we got this gorgeous cabin in the midst of the forest in practically the middle of nowhere. Literally had to drive through a quarry to get…

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  • The Inevitability of Death

    There is nothing that makes you think more about your own mortality than when someone you know passes away. Recently, one of my my co-workers that I had worked closely with on projects in my job passed away. Not much older than myself, with children and a wife, a car accident claimed his life swiftly.…

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  • 2020

    It is definitely a different world that we are living in right now. A different kind of norm than we are used to. Oftentimes now when we have the opportunity to leave our homes, this is how we leave or are greeted by others. Yes, this is definitely different and hard. And with everything negative…

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  • Hold on…there is hope in the midst of darkness

    In the words of the wisest crab of the ocean: Life is….hard and there are times that it is so easy to let yourself be overcome. It is tough to see the rainbow when you are going through the storm. We have seen this more and more frequently and over the course of the last…

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