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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.

New Things

See, I am doing a new thing!    Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?I am making a way in the wilderness    and streams in the wasteland. Isaiah 43:19 (NIV) It’s a new year–new hopes, dreams, […]

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Let Justice Roll Down!

This 2018 has seen both joys and sorrows, personally and corporately. We look ahead to a new year with the God who is present, who gave Himself that we might have life more abundantly (John […]

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“Yes, And … “

“She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” Matthew 1:21 NIV What did thirteen- or fourteen-year old Mary think […]

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Christmas Wonder

Quite the week! Monday Don and I drove back to our former residence to take items for an estate sale this weekend.  Wednesday we saw and heard the Foto Sisters sing and play piano, violin, […]

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“Fab Friday”

These four women, and one other, have become precious to me over the past five or six years as our “Fab Friday” group meets twice monthly to study the Bible, pray, and care for each […]

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CAUTION! DISTRACTED DRIVER

You know those times you see someone swerve across three lanes to make a last-minute change to access an exit ramp? I’ve always said if I was too late to make a safe lane change […]

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Thanks-giving

Do you feel stuffed after all the delicious Thanksgiving vittles? I’ve managed pretty well with food this week; but I do feel fat with friendship! There is much for which I’m thankful this weekend. For […]

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Restoration

5:06 am. Our airport transport was scheduled to pick us up at five o’clock. Don and I were getting anxious, knowing our flight boarded at 6:20. 5:14 am. I called Toni, the ex-mother-in-law of the […]

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When Tragedy Strikes

Like many of us, I’ve had a heavy heart this week. Another shooting in Southern California left twelve dead, others with horrific memories and their aftermath. And fires, in both Northern and Southern California. The […]

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The Ragman

I listened to this yesterday and was deeply moved at the allegorical view of the Prince of Peace, my Lord Jesus Christ, who took the rags of my life and made me (is still making […]

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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