Category Archives: Today’s Encouragement

Thoughts to help you break out of discouragement and shame

Finding Hope

It’s November—the month when we traditionally turn our focus to giving thanks. How ironic that so far this morning every single person I’ve spoken to is feeling overwhelmed, depressed and extremely hopeless. In every case there seems little to be grateful for. Their current hardships have all but eclipsed the hope,  gratitude and zest for…

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Little Things Matter

What’s your goal? To get closer to God? To gain freedom from an addiction? To lose weight? To become a better, kinder person? It’s nearly impossible to stay in one spot for very long. Either we’re moving toward our goal or we’re moving away from it. It totally depends on which direction our thoughts and…

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God Has Plans for YOU!

One of my favorite scriptures has always been Jeremiah 29:11. It is a precious promise that has carried me through my most difficult days: “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” My Lord…

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Baby Steps Count!

Take pride in how far you have come and have faith in in how far you can go. —Michael Josephson It’s so easy to get discouraged. When we stumble or struggle in our attempts to make a change or reach a goal, we often become blind to all the progress we have made. We feel…

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A Note to Our Readers

We’ve been a bit remiss in recent weeks about acknowledging and welcoming our new readers and followers. We want you to know just how much we appreciate each one of you that takes a few minutes to stop by our  blog. We hope that you leave feeling more encouraged and hopeful about life and its…

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