Welcome to Hope That Soars, where together, with my husband Ryan, we navigate the messiness of life by pointing people to the HOPE found in a relationship with Jesus.
Our journey is filled with heartache and the daily struggle of chronic illness, scripted by a loving Creator.
It is through Him we find LOVE, JOY, and STRENGTH to press forward.
I pray you will join us as we share life lessons gained through mishap, adventures, and everything in between. Perhaps somewhere along the way, you too will find, a HOPE that SOARS!
All in Lifestyle Worship
“Mrs. Brooks,” I heard loudly from the back of the room for what seemed like the twentieth time in the half-hour Music class period. I aimed a look of warning at the inquisitive student for not raising her hand, but that didn’t stop the unexpected question from slipping out of her mouth…
“Are you Brooke’s mom; she looks just like you?”
My cheeks heated with embarrassment as the snickering began and I cast a glance at the shy fifth-grader in question.
On one particular stop, we visited the Wailing Wall and were encouraged to place our prayers within the ancient crevices. As tears soaked my cheeks, I wrote the little girl’s name on my paper, folded it, and tucked it between the cracks of the wall.
Why was he wasting time looking at a photo album and not helping me?
I exhaled a silent prayer for patience and shuffled over to see what it was I was being beckoned to view.
Tears stung the back of my eyes and remorse greeted me as I noticed the album in question.
Seemingly insurmountable obstacles in life kept piling up, and I was stuck! I felt utterly paralyzed by an inability to move in any direction.
Maybe I had stepped out too early or didn’t hear God correctly when it came to sharing His message of hope through my writing.
