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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.

FIND HOPE THROUGH UPLIFTING MUSIC

My heart leaped for joy when our Estonian tour guide told us she had been in the crowd of 300,000 who followed one brave man who began to sing the illegal Estonian National Anthem while Gorbachev was in the house. Music is powerful, for good or evil.

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FIND HOPE AT CHRISTMAS

Hope was born when Jesus came down to become one of us, to show us who God is. God in the flesh. The best gift ever! Merry Christmas!

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FIND HOPE THROUGH GIVING THANKS

Have you found that giving thanks increases your sense of hope? Studies show that grateful people are less likely to deal with depression and anxiety. Yet we too often focus on the negative.

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FINDING HOPE IN LAUGHTER

Has laughter helped you through some of the tough times? Laughter has so many mental, emotional and physical benefits. I’m grateful for laughter I’ve experienced in the midst of a very busy season.

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FINDING HOPE IN NEW RELATIONSHIPS 

Relationships begin, change, end–sometimes through death, sometimes through divorce. But do we apply lessons learned, both positive and negative, or keep the habits we’ve embraced that didn’t serve us well in the past?

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Nature’s Reminders of God

Where do you see signs of God’s loving care for you? Can you see them in the love of a friend, in the beauty of nature? Has an image in the sky touched you at a time you needed it?

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Why Does God Allow Suffering?

Excerpt: Have you asked why a good God allows suffering in the world? We can choose to go through suffering with God, or without. Which would you rather do?

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UNEXPECTED BLESSINGS

Unexpected blessings are those “God-winks” when we connect with someone we’ve never met before on a deeper level, or when God shows His faithfulness during difficult times in our lives, whether by a word of encouragement, a need met, or expression of compassion.

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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