11/30 ((from Jessica)) “All of us, then, who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point  you think differently, that too God will make clear to you. Only let us live up to what we have already attained.” Philippians 3:15-16 I wish I could collected a $10 bill for every time…

11/29 ((from Megan)) “Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:13-14 I wouldn’t call myself…

11/28 ((from Natalie)) I have a chronic condition (it may even be hereditary), it’s called: Procrastination. I joke about it, but realize it isn’t funny to a lot of people, especially those who have to deal with the effects: my (almost habitual) tardiness. Last week, someone I truly care for and respect called me out…

11/27 ((from Kate)) Raise your hand if you want to know Jesus! Keep that arm up if you want to be more like Jesus! Reach for the sky if you want to suffer, badly… and probably a lot! WHOOSH. Did you feel that gust of wind as we all slammed our arms back down by…

11/26 ((from Bridget)) Your successes wound people. I cringe even reading that.  Isn’t that statement painful?  Does it pierce and pang your soul as it has mine for over 20 years?  This is a lie I allowed Satan to feed me.  I graduated high school, Cum Laude, and yet I grew to fear “success” as…

11/25 ((from Eve)) To be perfectly honest, I haven’t done a great job of being thankful for this particular season in my family’s life. Instead, I’ve worried, been anxious, and cried a lot about what I can’t do or can’t fix or can’t help with or can’t be around for. Some of the tears may…

11/24 ((from… our newest member of the HiH team – your Friday Hoper, Bri! You can read more about her here!)) I love Thanksgiving. That’s why I am adamantly opposed to jumping from Halloween to Christmas. I’m not anti-Christmas, I’m pro-Thanksgiving.  I want each holiday to serve it’s purpose. I love the way the holiday season…

11/23 ((from Jessica)) Let’s go ahead and start this blog post with the ugly truth. I tried to get out of writing this post. No, really. I did. When I saw my name assigned to “be thankful for THE CHURCH,” I felt sick. “NO WAY. I don’t want to do this, God. I’m not going…

11/22 ((from Megan)) There is heartbreaking irony in basting my seventeen pound herb roasted turkey and leafing through a publication from Compassion International with it’s images of poverty on high resolution glossy paper. What I spend on a few packs of stationary and face wash on a Target run would support a single mama and…

11/21 ((from Natalie)) In July of 2015, as I sat and watched body and soul begin to separate in my arms, an unmanned spacecraft called “New Horizons” was sending NASA images of Pluto.  As it hurtled past Pluto at something like 36,000 miles per hour, my near motionless daughter began her descent into death.  After…

11/20 ((from Kate)) You certainly aren’t unaware that Thanksgiving is showing up with scents of pumpkin and cranberries this week. I’ve joked that it’s probably a mighty interesting concept to explain to those that don’t celebrate our American fourth-Thursday-of-November. “So, you just eat? And you get a day off of work to eat?” Is what…

11/19 ((from Bridget)) “I am addicted to prayer.” I say this all the time.  I recognize it’s a funny thing to say, especially with a family history of addiction, but I have always meant it.  And really, what better thing could one be addicted to, right? I was touring the USA recently, sharing about the…