Breaking Through Barriers: When Expectations Affect Hope
I had a favorite verse in high school. It was Proverbs 19:21 — “Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.” I knew what was going to happen next. I was going to college. Just like my brothers. Just...
Why We Need Hope and Cheer
When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer. -Psalm 94:19 I return to this over and over — We need each other. Life is better when we share it with people. We learn how to love, how to forgive, how to walk through the expected and...
Breaking Through Barriers: Letting Go of Expectations
Thirty. It wasn’t about the number. It was what the number represented and how everything came to the surface as a day of celebration approached. I didn’t want to turn 30. I was a mess on the inside. That birthday reminded me I was not where I wanted to...