Hope feels like a fragile word these days. You don’t need to look far to see why — From external factors like the heavy news cycles, the general fatigue felt by humanity and many of us are carrying more than we know how to say. And in the midst of all of this  Advent begins with hope and it does so for a reason. Hope is God’s starting point. The first candle we light in advent, the first truth we proclaim as the darkness presses in because hope is not naïve. Hope is not denia

Most years are the same. Christmas barrels forward and feeling helpless, we scramble to make plans with family, friends and get approval for leave in the hopes that we can rest. We remember that last year was frantic and exhausting. The kids were demanding, the heat worked hard to zap everything, we did all that driving and even the most extroverted of us had a depleted social battery. This year will be different though right? How? How can you intentionally set it up differen

As Advent nears, maybe the strongest way to finish is by slowing down — and making space for what matters most.

“I’m exhausted.”“Eish, I’m tired.”“Yeah, I’m hanging in there.”“End-of-year fatigue is killing me.” These are all responses I’ve heard lately when I’ve asked the classic, “How are you doing?” So many people I speak to are in that tired phase of the year. The interesting thing about this time is that, while it carries the weight of exhaustion, it also hums with quiet excitement. We talk about the plans we’ve made — travels with family, time with friends, a long-awaited break,

The idea of thriving is defined as the ability to grow or develop well. I like to add to that it’s about doing so through all the phases and stages of life. When life is going well and everything is up and to the right, as well as when everything is going wrong and you don’t know what will come next. The hope is that through it all you and I may develop well and grow. The trick with that hope is that it requires a picture or an image that one can hold in mind through it all.

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