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Though You Sow With Tears

I remember worrying about our ability to bond. Your start in life was so drastically different than all I had ever known, all I had ever...

Hope for the Heavy Heart

It may be difficult to see, but the frame behind me holds God's fingerprint. Go ahead, lean in close. Can you see it? It's there. And...

Hope for Suffering Moms

Guest Blogger: Katie Faris, katiefaris.com and Loving My Children. Motherhood is much more than suffering, but it’s not less, and there’s...

Featured Guest Blogger: Loving My Children, Katie Faris

I am so excited to introduce the Hope in the Unexpected© readers to my friend Katie of the page, Loving My Children and the Katie Faris...

God Wastes Nothing

Sweet Friend, As you heal and learn to hope again, please remember God wastes nothing. The terrifying trauma. The debilitating pain. The...

Mary stood "At a distance"

For the first time ever, I found myself thinking about the crucifixion through Mary’s eyes. I found myself wondering what it must have...

Their Ugliness, His Righteousness

“What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called the Messiah?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “Crucify him!” When Pilate saw that he...

Even in the Unexpected, Hope Remains

A Book Review of Hope Remains--Seeing the Goodness of God in the Shadow of Suffering By: Reppard and Summer Gordon I remember hearing...