Without hope, most of us would succumb to the pressures that come in this life and just quit.
But having hope – that there is something better ahead, that there’s good here in the difficulty; a silver lining perhaps – that helps us to endure all the hard things up to its end.
See, long-lasting does not mean lasting-forever, there is an end. Having a perspective that looks for goodness in the hard allows us to get glimpses of the good God that is up to and that gives us hope to persevere.
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Sing through the pain
The song on repeat lately is “I Could Sing of Your Love Forever”. Written by Martin Smith. I’ve been loving this rendition by Shane & Shane. Over the mountains and…
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Do hard things
It has been a challenging week! That was an understatement. I had difficulty sleeping every single night this week. I had insomnia a couple nights where I woke around 2…
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Just be yourself
I should probably warn you that this post’s content is a bit heavy. Last week, I shared a bit of the challenges we’re facing with three kids in online learning.…
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It’s not about me
With the start of Fall under way, I started thinking about change. I’ve had a lot of it lately and it has been challenging. But reflecting on the changes I…
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Strength for the humble
Monday was the first day back to school for us. As I mentioned last week, our family has been homeschooling for the past four years. However, this year, we enrolled…
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When life doesn’t seem all that sweet
The Fall always brings major change in my life. I was born in the fall. Two of my kids were also born in the Fall. I’ve moved several times, again,…