This one is for the Jane Austen fans out there, you may recall Mr. Darcy saying in Pride and Prejudice, “My good opinion, once lost, is lost forever.” This arrogant statement is laced with finality. *Spoiler Alert* Mr. Darcy does change his mind in the end about a certain young lady (Lizzy Bennett) and actually…
Hope for When it’s Go Time
Author: Chara Donahue I was with my mom the first time I felt the thrill of a roller coaster, and last summer I stood in line for the same coaster, twenty-something years later with my own daughter. She waited nervously, boarded, and then…AND THEN… she jumped out of her seat and practically cemented herself onto…
Hope in Who God Says He is
Author: Sarah Dohman “God is drawing me to Him- to require me to rely upon His timing, His promises. To solidify that His plans are better than my own. I’m not saying this is easy. My heart longs for answers. I know my small, quiet desires- the ones I hide deep within and only a…
When the To-Do List is Empty
Waiting. It just DOES NOT have the same connotation as the word “anticipation.” With the latter, it seems like a positive thing, but waiting? It just drags on and on. I hate it. I hate waiting. I have yet to hear someone say, “Oh, how I love waiting!”, so I am confident I’m not alone….
Hope Even if “When” Never Comes
Author: Holly Hawes Years of negative pregnancy tests. ‘Nuff said. No matter how quickly we tell others that “God loves us and has a good plan for life,” some seasons of waiting, we would never choose. “Waiting upon the Lord” is one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. The soul spaces in which we…
When Faith Feels Like Failure
Author: Chara Donahue My husband and I took a step of faith this year by walking away from a place we loved. We knew we were stepping onto the path God had laid before us, but it felt horrible. We have peace that it was the right decision along with expectant hope for what is…
Waitlisted
Author: Sarah Dohman God has called me to care for others, specifically through a career in nursing. The call of loving people and taking care of the sick came early. In elementary school, I drew a picture explaining why I should be the President of the United States. I wrote these sentences on it. “Sarah…
Hope at the Strip Club
Author: Amy Wallace I was asked to write this months ago but couldn’t figure out what to share, or even where to start. Hope in strip clubs? Come on, this is the enemies play ground. For the last 5 years, I have been involved with the ministry POLE Gems. We venture into strip clubs and…
When You’re Sent Spinning
Author: Holly Hawes Not to sound pessimistic as we embark on a new year, but I have had a revelation; most of my years have been marked with failure. I’m not forgetting that joy has been there too, dashes of laughter and periods of growth have all been present in my life. However, I have…
Ready or Not
Author: Chara Donahue I was in labor. All day I had paced my new apartment as dear friends helped me unpack boxes and deck the walls with pictures and trinkets. They inquired about where to put things as I kept track of the protracted pains separated by mere minutes. We had just moved to accommodate…
Anchored Voices 