FINDING HOPE IN LAUGHTER
Has laughter helped you through some of the tough times? Laughter has so many mental, emotional and physical benefits. I’m grateful for laughter I’ve experienced in the midst of a very busy season.
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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.
FINDING HOPE IN NEW RELATIONSHIPS
Relationships begin, change, end–sometimes through death, sometimes through divorce. But do we apply lessons learned, both positive and negative, or keep the habits we’ve embraced that didn’t serve us well in the past?
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Nature’s Reminders of God
Where do you see signs of God’s loving care for you? Can you see them in the love of a friend, in the beauty of nature? Has an image in the sky touched you at a time you needed it?
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Why Does God Allow Suffering?
Excerpt: Have you asked why a good God allows suffering in the world? We can choose to go through suffering with God, or without. Which would you rather do?
Read PostUNEXPECTED BLESSINGS
Unexpected blessings are those “God-winks” when we connect with someone we’ve never met before on a deeper level, or when God shows His faithfulness during difficult times in our lives, whether by a word of encouragement, a need met, or expression of compassion.
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WHOSE “SOMEBODY” ARE YOU?
Are you someone else’s “Somebody”? The one who will reach into another’s life to help, encourage, or simply sit with? What an opportunity for significance!
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WE NEEDED A BREAK AND GOT A BLESSING
Don and I found both a break and blessing on a recent trip to Oahu, and were able to focus on each other in new ways. Do you, like us, need to find small ways to do this in our daily life?
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CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS
How do you know when you need to confess and ask forgiveness for something? For me, it’s sometimes just that still, small voice that won’t let me forget something – a word I’ve said harshly, an omission of something I should have corrected. The great thing is that forgiveness is so readily available.
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GAPS – WHEN EXPECTATIONS DON’T MEET REALITY
Do you find gaps between your expectations and reality? When disappointment invades your life, do you respond in anger or ask what God has for you in the gap?
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ADJUSTMENTS
Do you live in fear or faith? I’ve thought about my niece moving, leaving behind her support system. I’m reminded of the adjustments God has led me through.
Read PostLet 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