• Theme for 2024: Abound in Hope

    On our Christmas card last year, we included Romans 15:13. “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit” (NKJV, emphasis added). Our God is a God of hope. What a marvelous thought! This short list of “hope” stories from the Bible come to mind when I think of ways God has provided a lifeline of hope to people in the past. Today, the God of hope still calls us to abound in hope. If you’re like me, I often struggle to dwell in hope versus fret in the worries of…

  • Theme for 2022: Believe for It

    Happy New Year, friends! I am thankful for new beginnings and a new 365 days. Each year, I like to share a theme that God is laying on my heart. As I thought about a theme for 2022, I wanted to build off last year’s theme of “no fear” with a hopeful perspective. Truth is, last year gave us all plenty to be fearful about, and I struggled with fear more than once. My prayer for 2022 is that I will believe God for everything that concerns me. For one, my next novel is set to release this December, and I am believing God that He will use this story…