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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.

No More Ms. Nice Gal

by Carol Loewen

A call wakened me at 8:01 this morning. A familiar-sounding voice asked, “Carol?” “Yes?” I queried groggily. “I’m calling because I want to deliver to you a check in the amount of $950,000.” “Thank you. […]

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Grace When Needed

by Carol Loewen

Under a Death Sentence Many of us have become acquainted with Meriam Ibrahim through the news. Meriam, a lovely, 27-year old Sudanese woman, was sentenced to death by hanging because of her Christianity, considered apostasy […]

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Pleasing God

by Carol Loewen

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not to your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6 Bonnie walked into the Intensive Care […]

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Dear Dad, Happy Father’s Day

by Carol Loewen

I sat on your lap at five years of age, watching the brilliant pinks and blues of the Northern Lights blaze across the expansive Manitoba sky. I felt terrified, yet completely safe, because my Daddy […]

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Melvyn

by Carol Loewen

He never wavered. Since he was four years old, he knew he wanted to be a doctor. My oldest brother, Melvyn, three years older than me, is an excellent gastroenterologist. As kids, Melvyn, Arnold and […]

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Arnold

by Carol Loewen

“May the love which you both learned with your past spouses carry you forward into this new marriage.” My brother raised his glass as he gave the toast at Don’s and my wedding reception. Arnold […]

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Bob

by Carol Loewen

Scanning an old photo album, my eyes lingered on a picture of my younger brother, Bob, feeding a squirrel. He was eleven, I was twenty-two. Bob spent a wonderful week with me in Los Angeles. […]

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Freedom

by Carol Loewen

The board crashed down on Solomon’s back over and over and over again, shredding his skin and making his shirt a bloodied, torn rag.”Are you a slave?” his tormentor asked repeatedly, trying to break the […]

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“Be Still and Know that I am God”

by Carol Loewen

I saw him outside, his royal blue shirt a striking contrast to the white bench on which he sat. “Can’t miss this moment,” I thought, as I quickly slipped into jeans and a t-shirt, then […]

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“Were We Snoring?”

by Carol Loewen

     “Were we snoring?”      “One of you was.”      Driving through part of Spain as we traveled to Cordoba, Don and I slept. We didn’t just doze. We slept deeply. Our Mercedes bus was comfortable, and our […]

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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