C. Hope 2/16/25 C. Hope 2/16/25

Home & Then Home Again

Waking up in a different bed, sipping coffee with a different view, letting go of daily norms to move about inside something new. I don't mind these things when they are just for a minute

C. Hope 2/5/25 C. Hope 2/5/25

Live A Vibrant Life

Who among us doesn’t want life to be rich and beautiful and good?

C. Hope 1/6/25 C. Hope 1/6/25

Chasing the Elusive

For as long as I can remember I have been chasing the elusive balance in my life.

C. Hope 1/1/25 C. Hope 1/1/25

Old Lady, New Year!

You might be old when…

C. Hope 12/13/24 C. Hope 12/13/24

Christmas Musings

It’s interesting, isn’t it, how in choosing to do bare bones, we give ourselves permission to settle in and accept this as good enough? Why in other times do we heap ourselves with high expectations and enormous pressure?

C. Hope 12/7/24 C. Hope 12/7/24

Thoughts After World Travel

My Western mind processes the other side of the world.

C. Hope 12/7/24 C. Hope 12/7/24

The Other Side of the World | Part 2

C. Hope 12/7/24 C. Hope 12/7/24

The Other Side of the World | Part 1

We got to travel to the other side of the world!

C. Hope 9/16/24 C. Hope 9/16/24

[Simple Truth] Worried About Life

Turns out familiarity of what He’s already spoken had hardened my heart and mind to the truth of what was spoken. It's as if this truth is too simple.

C. Hope 6/6/24 C. Hope 6/6/24

Two Sides to Every Coin

Marry him, they said. You’ll be happy, they said.

COIN FLIP

C. Hope 5/20/24 C. Hope 5/20/24

When Life Has Me Running In Circles

The adage of two steps forward, one step back is a joke. The rhythm has felt more like one baby step forward, five million steps back. The bottom line is that my reality is not what I want it to be. So how does one go about making real change?

C. Hope 3/12/24 C. Hope 3/12/24

Nope. I Got This!

There’s nothing like motherhood to shine a spotlight on the unseemly parts of the heart. How did a mother ever see her own sin before kids helped expose it? Some days are more humbling than others to be sure. Others are kinder, offering a gentle insight to an ongoing reality.

C. Hope 2/23/24 C. Hope 2/23/24

Garden of My Heart

If your life is anything like mine, our “quiet times” with Jesus every day usually don’t include us deeply encountering Him. The deep soul encounters take more than Read-through-the-Bible check marks and the day’s needs list sent His way. Get Your Free Download to Change this!

C. Hope 2/12/24 C. Hope 2/12/24

Travels & Taking Stock

Our experiences often prompt us to evaluate our thoughts, beliefs, and lives in general. I think this is why travel can be so good. New experiences, new places, new people (or old friends seen again!) open us, challenge us, and refresh us!