About five years ago, after paperwork, paint samples, and hurried home inspections a nearly 90 year old, less-than-900 square foot cottage received its new resident dreamers. Few people had visited the old charmer, despite it’s “character”, because time had taken it’s toll. Toll that would require a whole lot of work. Goldenrod Formica, that oh…
Tag: Holly Hawes
Faithful Choices
I met my husband at the city center bus depot. We stood downtown amongst a handful of other college-aged students ready to work and share hope with homeless teenagers. Over the following weeks, in the midst of exhaust fumes and ministry, something began to blossom and we began dating a few months later. I remember…
Seeds of Joy
Earlier this year when the leaves first began to turn, my family moved for the 4th(and hopefully last) time in 2 years. As this summer approaches I am seeing life I did not work for spring up. I’ve been exploring the bounty someone else planned, invested in, and hoped for in my small corner of…
Hope for Mom
The crowd was a-buzz. Well-wishers, families settling into their seats, and most better dressed than a normal week. I knew the moment was coming. The opening song rang through the sanctuary, and I felt a dread sweep through me. I had experienced it before, each year it had taken on new and different dimensions. It…
Donuts and Leaky Ceilings
Let’s be real: In the kingdom of God there are no second class citizens, but is that actually the mindset you and I live from week in and week out? One way God taught me about the equality of His kingdom was through a series of events I couldn’t have orchestrated. Picture this, a group…
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 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…
Hope for the Nativity Set
Author: Holly Hawes Shiny lights and glittery things are spilling out of windows around the world as we prepare for Christmas. Even the stingiest of Christmas decor purists have begun to decorate. Others, like me, are turning up the Christmas music with a triumphant cheer because NO ONE can tell us any longer that it…
Anchored Voices 