Our family has walked through many seasons of Shaun’s battle with depression & anxiety. The following posts were written while our family was drowning in the nine month agony of Shaun’s last big battle. The posts are in reverse chronological order. I wrote in the midst of the struggle from August 2014-May 2015. May you find you’re not alone with the hard you are carrying.

C. Hope 1/21/15 C. Hope 1/21/15

On the Banks of Depletion

Passing over the bridge last week caused my soul to resonate with the depletion.

C. Hope 1/14/15 C. Hope 1/14/15

She Walks

Yesterday, as I slowed to the usual crawl to pass her safely, I realized what a picture of hope she is to me.

C. Hope 1/13/15 C. Hope 1/13/15

Cloudy With a Chance of Hope

No matter the weather covering your today…

C. Hope 1/11/15 C. Hope 1/11/15

Brick Wall or Open Door

Depending on personality, a person's history or current life circumstances, we find ourselves at varying degrees of openness, all of which are a good place to start!

C. Hope 1/8/15 C. Hope 1/8/15

Wide Open Secrets & Surprises

This month I am on secret mission to drop a different sort of bomb to unleash hope for them to be the best versions of themselves.

C. Hope 1/7/15 C. Hope 1/7/15

Cracked Wide Open

I was craving His getting it -- the being fully known and understood without all the work of making myself known and the disappointing attempts at being understood.

C. Hope 1/6/15 C. Hope 1/6/15

Hope On Purpose | A Practice

A practice, an activity, and a challenge to help us live a life intentionally and effectively.

C. Hope 1/5/15 C. Hope 1/5/15

It Was the Cornbread & Biscuits

I haven't been doing that lately, photojournaling. I guess I haven't felt inspired by life lately. It's been too hard.

C. Hope 1/1/15 C. Hope 1/1/15

On Top of the Year

Our family has just left the worst year of our lives. The threshold we cross into today is one of darkness still. How do we stand at the top of this new year and have hope?