A Good Place
Whatever your preference and habits with faith and worship with a church family, we wanted to share a glimpse into one Hope House founder’s heart through something he recently shared […]
Do More Than Check Out
I know the desire to curl up in a ball and pull the covers over my head and retreat from the world. It’s okay for a moment, but at some […]
What do you see?
We have all seen them. Those social media ink blot type photos that you are supposed to stare at for 30 seconds then look away, blink three times, and see […]
When The Emotional Storms Rage
Most of life’s storms are not the type you see in nature. They are emotional. Spiritual. Affecting the heart and soul. At times even taking a tole on a person’s […]
Learning to live again
In the beginning, I didn’t understand how it was possible to ever return to my previously normal daily life after I lost Lucy. We are different after the loss of […]
Journal entries from fall 2013
Journal entries from fall of 2013: 2/5/2017 It’s been 3 ½ years since we lost our daughter. We have been through dark days and come out with hope. No, there […]
I had a meltdown.
I had a meltdown. 1/28/2017 Let’s call it a culmination of numerous factors which led to the meltdown. Grief can be like an exposed nerve root. We can […]
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