Hope, even when things get hard

Close-up portrait of a woman with short hair.

Choosing to have joy is not naively thinking everything will be easy. It is courageously believing that there is still hope, even when things get hard.  – MORGAN HARPER NICHOLS Let go: Where do your mind and heart go when things get hard? Do you catastrophize? Are you discouraged? Start over: Choosing joy doesn’t mean…

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8 ways to love where you live

Snow-capped mountains under a blue sky.

by Kathryn Egly We moved into our nice home, in our family friendly neighborhood, in this amazing state, and within 3 days I started feeling overwhelmed, depressed, and questioning everything. I’m usually an extremely happy person, but suddenly I was so very sad. We made it to Pike’s Peak, but was it really just a BUST?…

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Worth the wait

Woman's feet on "Please wait here" sign.

By Juleen DuBois It was summer 2015 and my husband, David, had been presented with a job opportunity in Georgia. We were living in Texas at the time. We prayed and felt like the Lord was giving us the green light to move forward. The General Manager (who my husband would be reporting to) said…

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