Need An Encouraging Word?
Want to know you are not alone? Online resources that have helped me. Grief is such a personal experience and no two people will grieve the same. I have written […]
Open The Doors in ’24!
Hello friends of Hope House and Happy 2024. We pray your year is off to a wonderful start. It is that time of year when we send out our annual […]
Like a Tree
I was invited by a daily reading on this chilly December morning to find reasons to have joy. To see the goodness and love of God in life and this […]
Building Hope
A dream in progress – becoming a reality right before our eyes. It is not just a dream. The first day we poured concrete for the footings, I stood at […]
Come Together and Build Hope
What does it mean to come together and build hope? After all, that’s our campaign theme. There must be something behind it. Come Together. It is only when we come […]
Every Dollar Helps
Our campaign goal seems huge. Unimaginable. Unattainable. But when you’ve struggled through the grief of a child’s death, when a dark day is right behind or in front of you, […]
Walking the Circle of Grief
I have walked the circle of grief around many friends. It’s not a journey I’d ever wish for them or myself, yet I was honored every time I have walked […]
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 […]
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