“Hope anchors the soul” Hebrews 6:19. God uses the example of an anchor as a promise that He is “sure and steadfast” for you and for me. The symbol of the anchor became especially meaningful to me in December 2014. My Dad had told me he was diagnosed with cancer. While Christmas shopping that year, I spotted a journal with an anchor on the cover. Underneath the anchor, it said, "Hope Anchors the soul." Hebrews 6:19 I wasn’t looking for a journal. This journal found me. Immediately I Continue Reading
The Golden Thread by Darlene Zschech
I’ve been a fan of Darlene’s for many years through her books and especially her music. I was saddened to learn of her cancer diagnosis and she mentions part of that journey in her words of The Golden Thread. I love that her husband Mark writes a note at the start with beautiful words about Darlene. He also mentions the Japanese art of Kintsugi that friends showed them. “This is a repair method that celebrates and emphasizes the beauty of broken, historic pottery pieces. Instead Continue Reading
Getting our Hopes Up
Has anyone ever said to you, “Don’t get your hopes up?” We get our hopes up about getting that job or losing some weight. We put our hope in people, our health, and our finances. These are all good things to have hope in. It's when we don’t get that job or whatever we hoped for that we can be discouraged and disappointed. Not getting our hopes up helps to protect us from disappointment. On the other hand, have you ever had your hopes up about something, received it and found out it’s not Continue Reading