Hope and Encouragement
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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Fresh Hope for Mental Health
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
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The Power of Someone Who Understands
Peer support is now backed by more research than almost any other mental health intervention. But the numbers only tell part of the story. What
