Hope and Encouragement
Finding Hope as A Loved One
I’ve been asked to write some blogs for Fresh Hope for Mental Health. For anyone who doesn’t know, Fresh Hope for Mental Health offers peer-led
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More on Gratitude
I lay face-down on the massage table, and settle my head into the round pad. I feel the tears come, as if the change in
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The Idea of Giving Back
The ministry of Fresh Hope for Mental Health is based on 7 Recovery Principles (originally called Tenets). When we read them in our Support Group,
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Your Word for the New Year
We’re several weeks into the New Year. (Maybe soon, I’ll stop writing 2024!) My Christmas decorations have been put away, I’m back home after visiting
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“My Mind is a Fixer Upper and Still Under Renovation” by Katie Dale
I think of how seldom a conversation with another church member, heck even my own family members, goes beyond the stuff of our plans for the week or our opinions on other people’s choices or our usual complaints and surface conversations. I’d like to know what it’s like to be a true friend to someone else. I can’t keep this front up forever. It’s like applying some white-washed photo filter that lets the light look just perfect and yet there are deeper issues – like inefficient heating and cooling or clogged pipes.
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“A Letter to the Sheep: Our Responsibility to the Sheperd” by Jennie Birkholz
In Pastor Brad Hoefs powerful blog post Pastoring and Suicidal: Insights from a Pastor Who Has Been There he brought to light many challenges pastors face in modern-day ministry. Pastors have blessed me and my family with their words and actions throughout the years, but this article made me stop and think about how to purposefully return the blessing.
What To Do When You Are Overwhelmed
On this edition of Fresh Hope for Mental Health Pastor Brad Hoefs talks about what to do when going through tough times. Brad takes 8
5 Quotes Worth Pondering
One of Pastor Brad Hoefs favorite things is collecting inspiring quotes from people that make him think. On this edition of Fresh Hope for
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25 Inspirational and Insightful Quotes for Living Well in Spite of a Mental Health Diagnosis
“A moment of patience in a moment of anger saves you a hundred moments of regret.” Unknown
