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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.

Bob

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

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”

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?”

     “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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Resentment, a Reverse Poison

After a brief hiatus during which Don and I travelled to Spain and Portugal, I pondered on several topics. I’m glad to be back and hope you’ll provide feedback for this post. Lying in bed, […]

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Cracked Pots

“I am the Potter, you are the clay …” says an old hymn. With about 3/4 square inch of clay, team members were asked to depict something, anything. A teeny toilet was crafted by a […]

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Changing into His Likeness

As we pulled to a stop in Ensenada, one of the vans simply … died. The starter wouldn’t turn over. ….. “Grrrr, grrrrrr, grrrrrrr” Oh oh. Were we going to be stuck 70 miles from […]

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What Awaits?

  Let’s see … toothbrush and paste, sleeping bags, pillows, clothes for layering … what else do I need? Oh yes, my IPad, pajamas … Rancho Santa Marta (RSM) – a combination residence, school, chapel, […]

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Do it Now!

“… but the greatest of these is love.” I Corinthians 13:13 “Is there a chance for a relationship between us down the road?” The tall, handsome widower placed a hand on my shoulder. His vibrant […]

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Starting Right

“Fwr Qwkk aiib.” Oops. My fingers betrayed me. Thinking I’d typed “Get well soon,” I looked up to see gibberish on the screen. The strokes were correct; but my fingers all started one key over. […]

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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