Jun
13
2023
During a poetry night at our house, we played a round of “speed friendship” and then ended with the question, “Who is someone who has influenced your life for good?” One of the young men in attendance is only...
Jun
09
2023
I liked how Dad spoke to me.
He was a great coach because he could take a task that felt daunting and make it very achievable and simple. When I get overwhelmed by all the pressure and tasks of my...
Jun
08
2023
The other day I had a few inordinately aggravating difficulties that were more irritations than problems. If you follow Words of Hope regularly, you know what that signals for me. This means it’s time to praise the Lord. He is moving!
If...
Jun
06
2023
I received a beautiful letter from William May who told me stories about his appreciation for my dad. He shared with me a podcast I didn’t know Dad was part of. It was Ric Hansen’s Amazing Greats podcast. It was published...
Jun
02
2023
I was cleaning out a backpack and found a staff meeting paper from March 11, 2020. This was the last time we met in person as a team before we closed the office for several months. This was right...
May
31
2023
We have been playing a short game and praying everyday as at our office. I have been curious about building meaningful connection. How do we create mini moments of joy and wonder? How do we consistently build times to...
May
30
2023
One meditation I have been speaking in my mind and heart is from Proverbs 13:10, “Where there is strife, there is pride, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.” Strife means to contend for superiority, quarrel, fight,...
May
29
2023
I am feeling afraid to remember. What if I struggle to remember? What if I don’t want to think of all the white crosses and the families with an empty place at the table? I don’t want to think...
May
26
2023
I am so thankful my dad called these little devotionals Words of Hope. I bless him for this. His words do give me strength and hope even as I approach the one-year anniversary of his Celebration of Life. What a...
May
25
2023
I have been finding photos of my dad when he is my age. He looks so young and healthy! I can hear him counseling me as I begin to feel myself getting uptight. He would ask me to notice...
