A She Chose Hope Story by Pam Luschei I checked the weather this morning and there’s a storm coming later today The weather report tells me exactly what time the rain will arrive. Knowing when the weather changes helps us prepare and get ready. What happens when a storm comes without warning? What if you didn’t get the memo or the update? Four years ago my personal storm arrived unexpectedly. My husband and I had just returned from a missions trip to[...]
A She Chose Hope Story by Lauri A. Hogle, PhD Chapter 1 - A dream story I had fancied up a dream story! At 25, our Lord had gifted me with ten years of walking as a new creation in Christ, cherishing a loving husband and three little daughters. I delightfully served God as a church music director, music therapist, and music teacher. I loved my dream life story! And I loved God’s Word and loved Jesus. The first chapter of my Christian story made me happy! Chapter 2’s conflict[...]
A She Chose Hope Story with Evelyn Sherwood The Battle Begins It’s been 13 years since the conversation that changed all our lives. But the details are as vivid in my mind today as they were then. Mom had been diagnosed with stomach cancer. Surgery paired with chemotherapy and radiation was the plan, hoping to buy her a few more years with us. We marched into the battle with a plan in place, hopeful. All went well with the surgery. Phase 2, the Chemo, was hard on[...]
A She Chose Hope Story by Jolene Fellhauer The first time I had a concussion was when I was 15 years old. I was bucked off a horse and told I couldn’t ride for 30 days. After which time I was told to “take it easy.” The first time I needed antidepressants was at 25 after the birth of my second child. I had never been depressed before and I wasn’t prone to anxiety or mood swings. After my son was born I had begun to have more dramatic mood swings and outbursts of anger. The fir[...]
a She Chose HOpe Story by Monet Carpenter To read the additional stories in the She Chose Hope series, click here. Obedience is one of those topics that faithful followers of Jesus want to lean into, but it feels relatively subjective and unearths a whole lotta baggage we aren’t sure how to handle. I remember a time in my life when following in the steps of Jesus felt easy, blissful and full of security and knowing (not of the future, but of Him and his goodness and faithfulness ove[...]
a She Chose HOpe Story by Hannah schoenig To read the additional stories in the She Chose Hope series, click here. HOPE THAT FAILS Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces charac[...]