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!
The song she conveys in her desperation caught me off guard; as the lyrics propelled the character to place one foot in front of the other by choosing to do the next right thing.
I sat holding my breath, my watch vibrated indicating my heart rate had elevated matching the crescendo of the music. At the exact moment, lost in my pity-party of emotion, my niece reached over grabbed my hand, and sweetly held on for the remainder of the movie.
Anyone who has spent time with me during this season knows that decorating for Christmas has always been at the top of my to-do list. My excitement for the holidays is rarely contained beyond my September birthday. This allows me to fully enjoy the twinkling lights and adorned rooms for months on end.
My love of the holidays dates back to childhood as my sisters and I helped our mom prepare a Christmas inspired theme for each room of our home.
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.
One afternoon included a trip to Twin Falls, where “Grandmother,” affectionately known by her six grandchildren, leaped from rock to rock along the creek bed. Turning back to us as we struggled to keep up, she joked, “I bet you’ve never seen a sixty-nine year old woman do this,” jumping quickly along to the next boulder. A bright smile filled her face, as her contagious excitement bubbled like the stream below.
