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HOPE springs eternal

Hope springs eternal in the human breast; Man never Is, but always To be blest: The soul, uneasy and confin’d from home, Rests and expatiates in a life to come. -Alexander Pope, An Essay on Man, Epistle I, 1733 Last week I had a doctor’s appointment…you know, the “girl doctor”. I haven’t been in about…

What is it about HOPE?

HOPE… rejoice in our suffering, sufering produces perserverance, perserverance-character and character HOPE… Romans 5:3 Blown away…little did I know when I posted about HOPE that it would hit home for so many people…I had people email me, comment here, and even talk to me about it when I saw them around town today. So, it’s…

Hope

We all need a little HOPE…don’t we? The last three plus weeks have been a little rocky for me…things change, priorities change, and even people change…it really can reek havoc on your “normal”. I have had so many emotions, so many things going through my head, and yet so many amazing opportunities to see God…

Sand and Stone

Sand and Stone TWO FRIENDS WERE WALKING THROUGH THE DESERT. DURING SOME POINT OF THE JOURNEY, THEY HAD ANARGUMENT; AND ONE FRIEND SLAPPED THE OTHER ONE IN THE FACE. THE ONE WHO GOT SLAPPED WAS HURT, BUT WITHOUT SAYING ANYTHING, WROTE IN THE SAND: TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE. THEY KEPT…

Awe

I am reading this really great book called, “Yup.””Nope.””Maybe.” – A Woman’s Guide to getting more out of the Landguage of Men. I thought to myself…”I live in a house with three guys…I need help in figuring them out!” And that’s the truth…So, I started reading it and it has Chapters called, “Yup.Nope.Maybe.”, “I’m Not…

Mending Fences

Today has been a day of “Mending Fences” for me…you see, two and a half years ago a friend and mentor of mine walked away from church. She was hurt, disappointed, sad, and just plain ole mad about some stuff. I didn’t know “how to talk to her” (strange, because I can talk to the…