6/30 ((from Steph)) I’d never been a runner until about five years ago. I was in Chicago visiting a good friend and she and her roommates were signed up to run a 5K downtown. The thought of running 3.1 miles nonstop seemed impossible, but I signed up so I could join them… and also because…
Month: June 2017
Upside Down.
6/29 ((from Brittany)) When I first read the Gospels, Jesus confused me. I remember being in high school, already a believer, and feeling the pressure to understand and “get” Jesus, but instead I couldn’t figure Him out. The people He chose to love and the folks He made His disciples didn’t make sense in my…
So Much Bigger Than Pink and Pretty.
6/28 ((from Kate)) Hello Wednesday. It’s impossible for me to know what you’re facing this week. I have a friend in the hospital experiencing significant tragedy, a pal waking up to the first birthday since her husband died, and a buddy who’s embarked on a beautifully uncomfortable mission trip. Each week, heck each day and…
Love Like Jesus.
6/27 ((from Natalie)) Ever been at the end of your faith? Unable to muster hope for yourself? Utterly drowning? Or maybe you just wouldn’t let yourself grab onto hope because you decided that the safest thing to do was to brace yourself for the fall instead. It happens. Oh yes, it can even happen to…
Freedom To Be Incompetent.
6/26 ((from Courtney*)) *The Hope is Hard team has had a crazy week with one Hoper moving across the country and one Hoper losing her beloved grandmother, so lucky-for-us we have Courtney sharing her heart with us today! Courtney Allison is a wife, mother, and rogue early morning/late night writer. She lives near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania…
Our World Needs Your Ugly.
6/23 ((from Steph)) The other day I woke up feeling ugly. You know the days. Those days where you question whether you really look like that and wonder how you still have friends and why they didn’t let you in on the secret they’ve all been holding. Everything about my face felt wrong and my hair had…
Freedom to Be Small.
6/22 ((from Brittany)) I don’t know about you, but to me it feels like everybody is trying to be somebody these days. Including me. A few months ago, I attended a writers conference and sat around a table of women with book deals, podcasters, and women’s discipleship pastors at large well known churches. Over a…
Me, Myself & Ugh.
6/21 ((from Megan)) Last week I loaded up my three kidders in our van to go meet up with some friends for Adventure Club. It’s always bottom line chaos anyway with a breastfeeding baby in tow, but the plan was fantastic (it always is, that should have been my first clue). My friends, one with…
The Freedom to Feel.
6/20 ((from Natalie)) When my husband and I were attending training classes to become adoptive parents, one of the most poignant moments was a little exercise when our leader asked us to close our eyes and imagine visiting an orphanage with dozens of baby cribs. “What does it smell like? What do you hear?” she…
Are We Going to Be Okay?
6/19 ((from Kate)) “Trust and faith are two very different things baby girl.” Good thing that the sun had set hours ago and the only light left to reveal I was crying came from a handful of citronella torches in the backyard. Actually, scratch that. Good thing that the people I was surrounded by…
The Mysterious God.
6/18 ((from Abbie)) Growing up, the Holy Spirit was always more of an abstract idea than a living, moving being. To be completely honest, I was always a little scared of Him. Who was this “Ghost” that was always present? I couldn’t picture Him- I didn’t know what His face or Spirit looked like, so…
Hope is Hard. 