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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.

Thanksgiving

Turkeys and cranberry sauce; creamy mashed potatoes and raisin stuffing. The fragrance of freshly baked rolls and pies wafting through the warmth of the house. Thanksgiving is coming…a glorious reminder to stop and count the […]

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At what cost?

“It’s a 45-minute wait,” stated Chris, the maitre d’ at the well-known downtown restaurant. With dear friends Karen and Charles, we’d seen CS Lewis’ “The Great Divorce” on stage. We wanted to enjoy a meal […]

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Renewing, Returning

“I’m leavin’ on a jet plane, don’t know when I’ll be back again …” What do you look forward to when you go on vacation? Is it being away from home’s day-to-day challenges? Relaxing on […]

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“As We would Like to be Treated”

Downtown Los Angeles. Business professionals, highrise office buildings, hustle and bustle surrounded me as I walked toward my destination. A few yards ahead, I watched a well-dressed woman pass a homeless man who sat on […]

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Struck Down but not Destroyed

“Killing you’s too easy. We gonna carve up her face so she’s not so pretty no more…and cut out that one’s tongue so she can’t talk about Jesus.” These threats, coming through our phone from […]

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Dealing with Anxiety

“Faith ends where worry begins, and worry ends where faith begins.” George Mueller I laughed when I saw this blog topic. It was a night when I felt anxious…overwhelmed. My mind’s gears were grinding, but […]

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No Dice #2

“If you’re calling about your home service, press 1.”  The automated voice spoke into my phone. I pressed ‘1’. This is my fourth phone call to try to resolve the same problem with our cable […]

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No Dice

Twelve days ago I phoned our cable service provider. Our grandsons were over and wanted to watch On Demand, which wasn’t working. During my first call the customer service rep walked me through some steps […]

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Grace, God’s Grace

I feel bound. Working in a ministry with legalistic leadership, I had lost the joy in service and felt only anxiety and tension. Some mornings it was all I could do to get up and […]

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“Sad News”

“Sad News” was Susan’s email subject line greeting me on the third day of our Alaskan cruise. She and Jack were at our home for a wonderful visit just two weeks ago. We walked the […]

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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