Words of Hope: God is Moving Mountains

How important is hope? I can’t believe how I need it. I have five big hopeful dreams right now and they are easily toppled with a few fearful thoughts. My husband Shann is infinitely more pragmatic. He doesn’t get...

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Words of Hope: Good Friday

One of the gifts God has given me is a reframing of what I define as good. It’s been a long life lesson. I believe the disciples learned this lesson. How God could take the most wretched, miserable, terrible,...

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Word of Hope: A Soul Fully Alive

I am surprised at how many men I meet who laud the fact that they don’t cry. They make it sound like it is an accomplishment. In my mind there are few bigger tragedies than dry-eyed men unable to...

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Word of Hope: Devastating Beauty

My husband Shann teaches poetry for Stanford. I read one of his lessons and it was so beautiful I felt like crying. He says that courage is needed to be a poet.   Courage is so necessary in poetry because pain...

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