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 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[...]
If you missed it, in this post, I gave the inside scoop and latest updates from my life in the past year. One of the biggest changes and transitions was that I became a wheelchair user. I am not bound to my wheelchair and do still walk sometimes if the outing is short or I am feeling well. A person that needs a wheelchair but can also still walk is called being an ambulatory wheelchair user. For the most part, I have been using it at the recommendation of my doctor whenever I go out in order[...]
For the last two years, I have prayed for a word to focus on through the new year. And like I have done for the past two years, at the end of 2020 I began praying for a word to define 2021. At the end of arguably one of the hardest years in modern history and also on a personal level, I sat down to pray through my quiet time. In that moment with the Lord, He impressed on my heart my word for 2021...dream. My heart was suddenly filled with conviction as tears welled up in my eyes. I knew[...]