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Tag Archives: Hope
Hump Day
#HumpDay….but what if it’s not a hump? What if the other side isn’t an easy downhill coaster bike ride nor is it a downward spiraling, flaming crash? What if the hump is really a brief plateau leading to another glorious … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, Uncategorized
Tagged Depression, Encouragement, Faith, Hope, Life, Motivation, Strength, Suicide
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Hope
Peace can come from having hope; a belief things will turn out the way God desires for His perfect will, despite evidence to the contrary. Continue reading
Cling
Cling to hope like those balloons your uncle rubbed on his head and stuck to the wall at your 5th birthday party. Defy gravity and cling to hope like that lizard on the ceiling in that cheap hotel room in Arizona. Cling to hope like I’m clinging to my word prompt. Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, Cling, Faith, Hope, Klingons, Manhattan, Microsoft, Peaches, Princess Leah, Rock Climbing, Word Prompt
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The Chair
The reasons a chair might be empty are numerous. At our house, we have some missing family members when we gather around our table; family members we wish were still there with us. We also miss friends who used to join us for meals when we lived far from where we are now. Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Uncategorized
Tagged Advent, Change, Charity, Christmas, Clint Eastwood, Death, Divorce, Estrangement, Faith, Family, Grief, Hope, Hospitality, Life, Loss
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What Wise Communities Do
I had no solid ideas for an article this week. Wednesday evening, I planned on setting up sound equipment in a meeting room and then sitting outside in the cafe sipping coffee and working on this column. However, curiosity got … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Apathy, Bridging the Gap, Chiels of Police, community, Cultural Stereotypes, Dialogue, District Attorneys, Fergson, Hope, Intervention, Law Enforcement, ministry, Missouri, Mobilization, NAACP, Police Youth Programs, Racial Harmony, Racism, Rescue Mission
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Candlelight
Have you ever been in complete darkness; that pitch black, unable to see your hand in front of your face kind of darkness? It’s a weird sensation; probably similar to blindness. I’m not afraid of the dark, but I must … Continue reading