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I pray that Carol’s Hope will help you:

Discover hope through “God-moments” in your day.
Encourage your heart, soul and mind.
Give you practical ideas and resources to help in your walk of faith.

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The Story I Write, Part II

by Carol Loewen

This week’s blogpost is a continuation of last week’s. The stories we tell, the framework in which we see them, is our choice. I hope this encourages you, whether to get help in reframing some of the pain of your life, or in “moving the buts,” as one friend said. For example, I can say “We went to Florida anticipating renewed health and strength, but my husband died.” Or I can say “My husband died, but God was with me throughout the journey and has led me into a new place since.” Move the “buts”!

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The Story I Write, Part I

by Carol Loewen

Have you chosen the story you’ll tell this year? Will it be one of despair or of hope, of contamination or redemption? We have a choice.

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Restore

by Carol Loewen

Do you feel like it’s hard to get back in the swing of things after the holidays? I’ve felt that, and thought of ways that help renew and restore me. Read about it here.

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New Year’s Dreams

by Carol Loewen

Happy New Year! What hopes and dreams do you have for the year ahead? One I suspect we all share is that Omicron deals with those who get it in a more gentle manner than […]

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As we Enter 2022

by Carol Loewen

Merry Christmas from our house to yours. with prayers for a happy, healthy New Year. Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.Worship the Lord with gladness;    come before him with joyful songs.Know that the Lord is God.    It is he who made […]

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Set Free … by Music

by Carol Loewen

George Freidrich Handel was a brilliant composer, beginning at age nine. But he suffered strokes later in life, after which no one thought he would continue to compose. It is after those strokes that he wrote his masterful MESSIAH, set free by music.

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The Arrival

by Carol Loewen

I loving the word “Advent.” The Arrival. Rome ruled Israel. Taxes were high and people anxious, wanting the promise of Messiah to be fulfilled as it had been prophesied multiple times in the Psalms, Isaiah, […]

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4 am Lights and an Object in the Road

by Carol Loewen

4 am Friday. I got up to use the restroom and crawled back into our cozy bed. “Thwack.” I didn’t know where the soft sound came from. Was it inside? Then another soft “thwack,” and […]

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Moldova and a Shepherd

by Carol Loewen

They stood near the door of Safeway, a Safeway I rarely frequent. A man and his son. The man held a sign saying Please help. No money for rent or food. Jesus loves you. I […]

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Twinkling Lights and a Shepherd

by Carol Loewen

Twinkling lights spreading warmth through colorful shopping markets. Cuckoo clocks, shawls, candles, handmade porcelain and other gifts. Lighted carousels and Christmas trees and snow! Weinerschnitzel, where the tender veal covers the edges of the plate. […]

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Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds…”

Hebrews 10:23-24