God is our HOPE - our confidence, trust, expectation or desire. It certainly seemed like January was long, but February was super short! I am grateful to see the sunshine bringing about my Lenten Roses and can tell the days are getting longer. Praise the Lord for that!! And for our upcoming time change next weekend. This email includes your March Prayer Guide. These guides came about as a way to know God more completely…to praise Him and become nearer to Him through all o

Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength. Even so, you have done well to share with me in my present difficulty. Philippians 4:11-14 NLT Hello friends, When I sit down to write to you all

Hello friends, We aren’t frozen here in Mt. Pleasant, and I hope you aren’t either. Watching the snow fall last weekend felt almost miraculous—quiet, beautiful, and unexpected. It was as if God gently reminded us to slow down and notice. For a few days, our ordinary surroundings were transformed, and all we had to do was pay attention. That sense of noticing has been closely tied to my word for the year: consistent. I’ve realized how easy it is for me to be consistent in hab

Hello friends, Preparation begins with surrender to the Lord, not self-reliance. Are you getting your new planners ready and beginning to think about the year ahead? I’ve been asking myself a few reflective questions. Did I commit my work to the Lord this past year? What was accomplished that is worthy of celebration? What did not receive the attention it needed—and why? If I’m honest, I often try to accomplish too much without first surrendering it to God. (I’m being

Hi friends, Are you like me—still reeling from how quickly Thanksgiving came and went, and now Christmas is just a few weeks away? My mom always says that the older she gets, the quicker time passes… and I believe it! As I reflected on November, I celebrated so many answered prayers. But I also realized this: I would have forgotten most of them if I hadn’t written them down. If you don’t already record the answers to your prayers, I encourage you to start this month. It grows