Category: Never losing hope
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Will You Listen?
I have a story to tell but I am sworn to silence. I want to tell you of heaven and hell and how I’ve experienced both. I have a story to tell. I am told to lie and that I am to blame. I experience heartbreak after heartbreak as my voice gets thrown under the…
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I Dreamt Of You Today
The death of my baby, the love for my stepdaughter and years of healing have dug up dreams from my childhood. Please read below: I dreamt of you today with curly flowing hair and laughter that carried on the wind. Heaven collided with earth. I dreamt of you today climbing trees, getting scraped knees. I…
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Leaning In
Will you lean in? Every Sunday my favorite thing to do is pray with kids. During prayer I place my hand on their heads. If a child is new I will always ask permission first before doing this. On one particular Sunday morning as I laid my hand on one child’s head they relaxed and…
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Vital Choices
“The thoughts and decisions in your life can either control you or set you free.” ❤ I have been missing my Mom lately because I wish I could talk with her about everything going on in my life right now. I know what she would say, “Kara, you have a lot going on. It is…
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Never Surrender Your Hope
Intensity. Passion. Victory. Life is interesting. Are you contending for something great? Does it feel as if the darkness presses in close to you as you wait for your miracle? Never surrender your hope. When it feels as if lifes punches have taken your breath away. Choose joy. There is a God who loves you…
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A Letter To Michael
I know I already gave birth to you. I know your birth was too soon. Since Dec 18th I know that I will get to hold you in my arms someday. This weekend would have been the time I would have brought you into this world and cradled you close. Your due date was July…
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Warrior
Dear heart, arise and lift your head up. Do you have the courage to face the day even amidst your darkest hour? When the battle is thick and a cloud of darkness is all you can see surrounding you, will you choose to be brave and press on? The Lord, like a fierce lion is…
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Facing Victory
When one waits for a miracle to come to pass in what direction does that individual stand? One stands facing towards victory no matter what opposition may come. It can be too easy to dwell on the current circumstances where it can seem like nothing is changing. At some point it may even feel as…
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The Choice I Make
There is something very powerful when we can make the decision to choose hope. I truly believe that hope is often a choice much like love is. There are many mountains in our lives. Much of what we face look impossible through our eyes. But if we choose hope, we choose to look at life…
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Celebrate Michael
Let me introduce you to someone so precious. He was a miracle. He was a gift. The first part of November I was having strange symptoms. At first I thought my body was responding to an amazing but extremely busy season of ministry & was protesting. I had also been battling colds for a month…
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