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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.

Reunion, Reconciliation

by Carol Loewen

Have you suffered a hurt that caused separation? Have you been able to reconcile with that person(s)? Sometimes reconciliation takes years, as it did in my case. But God brought it about, and I’m very thankful.

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Retooling

by Carol Loewen

I sat down at the keyboard, placed my fingers in position. I couldn’t open my WordPress program. Nada. Nothing. I was stumped. I couldn’t post my weekly blog. The following week I contacted my provider […]

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Process, or Purpose?

by Carol Loewen

Computer problems prevented my posting the last two weeks. My apologies … but I’m back! Before leaving for Mexico I determined that on our return I would make a concentrated effort to lose weight. And […]

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CONDUCT UNBECOMING – OR WORTHY OF THE GOSPEL?

by Carol Loewen

“You signed off on this. Get over it.” My first (mental) reaction was defensive. Our neighbor, Jane, had approved our plan for solar installation prior to its approval by the Architectural Review Committee for our […]

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Back to the Ranch

by Carol Loewen

I wish I could capture mornings at Rancho Santa Marta. The air is crisp and cool—cooler than we expected! Birdsong of different species fills our ears with the hope of a new day. I look […]

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Faithful and True

by Carol Loewen

There’s just something about a girlfriends’ weekend such as I enjoyed a week ago. Fritz, Shirley and I talked about our lives and concerns, and reminded each other how God has shown up in a […]

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Heart Friends

by Carol Loewen

How do your “heart friends” encourage you? Support you? Challenge you? Help you see new perspectives? Do they know how meaningful they are to you?

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Home

by Carol Loewen

Jesus, Lord and Savior, is alive! My seven-year old grand nephew stepped into the house. “He is risen,” I said to his parents. With a brilliant smile, young Cole responded. “He is risen indeed!” Oh, […]

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GIVING FOR RELIEF

by Carol Loewen

Two large auctions raised funds for domestic and international relief efforts this weekend. The larger was held at the State fairgrounds in Hutchinson, Kansas. That was a bit far for us to go. But Don […]

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Resting in the Father’s Love

by Carol Loewen

In our morning devotions, Don and I read II Cor. 9: 6-15 today. These verses express that God loves a cheerful giver. “Remember this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously […]

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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