Barbara Ann Repan

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When God Does not Answer our Prayers

March 15, 2017 by Barbara

God doesn’t always answer our prayers the way we’d like. I believe He has reasons and we don’t know what He is up to. We may never know, this side of heaven. I imagine when I'm in His presence it will not even matter. I’ve been writing about our story of hope once a month. Today is Part 2. For previous posts: Introduction and Part One My prayers during the time we tried to have a child was “please God, don’t let me get pregnant only to miscarry.” So why did God allow me to miscarry? Was I Continue Reading

Would you rather be in Hopefullville?

June 22, 2016 by Barbara

Romans 8:28

Dear Friends, Are you feeling hopeless today? Just watching the news can give us those ugly feelings of hopelessness. Or maybe you have circumstances going on in your own home that seem to be hopeless. Your heart is breaking. I want you to know, there is hope. Maybe you tried to change the circumstances but your efforts didn’t work. It makes us hopeless. We do not want to continue trying. I’ve been there too. It’s frustrating, depressing and makes you want to give up. In my case, it was Continue Reading

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Hi Friend, Welcome to my corner of the online world, where I write to encourage and give hope. I believe everyone could use a dose of hope from time to time so whether you need hope for your marriage, your closet, or anything in between, I hope you find some encouragement here.

Having been through some hard situations, I understand what it's like to live hopeless, depressed, angry, and bitter until God rescued me in His Love and Grace. In Him, I found an Anchor to keep me safe and secure. My passion is to share how He has rescued me and give others encouragement, as He has for me.

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