Four Ways to Choose Hope Today

Four Ways to Choose Hope Today When someone asked me a few weeks ago what I was feeling at the beginning of 2021, I think the words: “cautiously hopeful” came out almost immediately. I’m cautiously hopeful this year will be better. Are you wondering if you could choose hope too? Sometimes the practical is the best.  If you need some immediate hope I encourage you to try one of these things: Four Ways to Choose Hope Today:  1. Go outside….

5 Minute Prayers for Hope

5 Minute Prayers for Hope  One of the things God has taught me over the years has been to pray for the things I want. I’m not talking about having a genie in the bottle. I’m not talking about asking God for things. I’m saying we need to ask for the things God wants to give us. If you know me a little bit you know I very much believe in the sovereignty of God. In fact, I pretty much…

How to Ask God Questions

There is a picture of my husband and I – and I don’t like it. We have smiles on our faces, but we are tired, scared, and jet lagged. Behind us hangs a Chinese flag. It was taken in the middle of a government office in Zhengzhou, China in 2015. We had finished fifteen months of the adoption process and felt like we were crossing the finish line. We were happy, but also there were questions. Our daughter’s medical needs…