Hope Archives - Daily Blessing

Gratitude … for God, my Hope!

The weather forecast is calling for a High Wind Warning later this afternoon and into this evening, with winds of 30-40 mph, and gusts up to 60mph. Living in the forest, a heavy windstorm is somewhat unnerving. It…

November 19, 2024Gratitude, Hope

Care Package of Hope!

I received a care package in the mail yesterday! It was from a very dear precious someone in Idaho! She didn't even know it ... but I was really needing a "dose of hope"!Inside this beautiful "Care Package…

October 24, 2024Gratitude, Hope

What is Hope?

Yesterday’s blog post pondered the topic: What is Faith? I want to delve a little deeper into that thought today - and ponder how faith and hope are inextricably interconnected and intertwined. Yesterday, we stood outside the sheer…

September 28, 2024Hope, Questions

He didn’t leave me like I was …

I mentioned in yesterday's blog post how I sat down yesterday morning to have some quiet time with Jesus, and God introduced me to a brand-new worship song! The words were very meaningful to me, because they led…

May 21, 2024Hope, Lessons from the forest

November joys … Blooms out of brokenness!

My clerodendrum is blooming!! I’ve had it two full years, and not once has it ever bloomed. And now … right after I just about lost it completely … it’s blooming! How is that possible?!? The clerodendrum cutting…

November 22, 2023Gratitude, Hope

Is there a reason to have hope?

Behind our house is a deep ravine. Hubby and I have only ever been down into the ravine once. When our forestry professor came for our site visit a couple of weeks ago and we told him this,…

October 29, 2023Hope, Lessons from the forest, Questions

The hope of all the ends of the earth

Last week I was reading Psalm 65 during my morning quiet time with God. The psalm states: “By awesome deeds You answer us with righteousness, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the…

April 9, 2023Gratitude, Hope

God doesn’t want me to give up hope.

Hubby and I were at Home Depot recently … and lo and behold … the seeds are for sale! A big display … full of hundreds of different kinds of seeds! It was very exciting! Let’s get a…

March 18, 2023Hope, Life Lessons, What is God like?

God sees what we don’t see; and helps us plan.

Prior to having a wood-burning fireplace heater installed, our home was heated solely using propane-gas. We have a large propane-gas storage tank out near the woodshed. Whenever our tank would get down to 20%, we would call the…

January 13, 2023Gratitude, Hope

The hope of new life!

My family celebrated Christmas as it freeze-rained all day! When we went out later that afternoon, a ¼” layer of ice completely coated everything! The skylights of the house were completely coated in a thick layer of ice. …

December 30, 2022Christmas, Hope