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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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Friday Looks Bad…but Sunday’s Coming!

Forecasters predict the weather. Newspersons predict behaviors. So as we look toward Easter, we can paraphrase that well-known line to say “Friday looks bad–but Sunday’s comin’!” What an amazing gift! Thinking of Jesus’ pain recently […]

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Three Weeks

Have you ever thought of what Jesus last three weeks on earth might have been like? What he felt as he moved from feeding thousands with a few fish and several loaves of bread, feeling the joy and adulation of the crowd and knowing it would turn to accusation? Check out “Three Weeks,” my first of pre-Easter blogs.

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NOTHING CAN SEPARATE US

Each of us faces loss–a parent, spouse, child, friend … but we can have hope that NOTHING CAN SEPARATE US from the love of God in Christ Jesus. We experienced another loss this week. Read about it, and where we find hope.

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Where Else would we Go?

I’ve been in a marvelous, online writers’ conference the past three days, so wasn’t sure what I would write about today. Then, in my inbox, I received this wonderful Bible art from YouVersion, created by […]

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Under Construction

Laughter, concern, prayer, confusion, a yell of frustration … these have all been part of my week. I went to our local drugstore to purchase some items. I knew I’d pulled out coupons for that […]

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What is Love?

“Love is a choice of the will, not a servant to the emotions.” Many of us are familiar with I Corinthians 13, the apostle Paul’s love chapter. Love is patient and kind; love does not […]

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Grateful!

How are you dealing with the isolation and anxiety of our current restrictions on gathering? I’m grateful for a week that has felt like a fresh start. Read it at carolshope.com.

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Anniversary and a Funeral

Have you found that joy and pain coexist in your life, that they cycle through your days, weeks, months? I was reminded of that again this week. Last Monday I opened the front door to […]

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Enjoying the 2021 Ride

Grace Fox is an author, speaker, coach, and global worker. She taught a meaningful class on writing devotionals at a recent Christian Writers’ Conference I attended. As this one resonated with me at the start […]

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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