Hope and Encouragement
“Make Me Whole”, from Getting Through What You’re Going Through, by Tanner Olson
I’ve been reading a book every few days since mid-February, and it’s amazing how it’s touched my life, every time I read it. The book
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When Life Isn’t Falling Apart…But It Still Feels Heavy
Life right now is mostly good, and yet I still feel weighed down by it. Earlier this year, I wrote about disappointments that piled up,
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Weariness
Three weeks ago, I spent six straight days working harder than I may have ever worked in my life. It was physically exhausting and emotionally
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God’s Mercies are New Every Morning
“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” –
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Living in the Moment
The sun was coming in the bottom of the open window, and from the small bit of sky that I could see, it was clear
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You Are Not a Victim — You Are a Survivor With Purpose
A mental health diagnosis can quietly rewrite a person’s identity — shrinking them down to their condition and cutting off their sense of future. Fresh
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Superheroes: Local Saviors
On July 26, 2025, tragedy struck our beautiful town of Traverse City, MI. A stabbing happened at a local Walmart, making national headlines. In a
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Patience is Indeed a Virtue
“If you are patient when you suffer for doing what is good, this is a grace before God. For to this you have been called,
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It All Adds Up
Ever have “one of those days?” The kind where the problems – the tiny, insignificant things that don’t go right – well, they just pile
