Weekly Prayer

As I sit at my table this morning I just want to thank God for his many wonderful blessings He has bestowed on me. Thank you God for...

“Now rid of the shackles, My victory's yours/I tore the veil for you to come close/There's no reason to stand at a distance...

Amanda sits on the stairs every day at 3:00 pm waiting for her first baby girl to come running off the bus. Rhonda sits on my “therapy...

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“To love someone means to see them as God intended them.” -Fyodor Dostoyevsky Some of the greatest moments at Hope Street involve the...

It’s a beautiful morning to sit outside and write a prayer. The cooler air in the morning feels so refreshing. A pair of snuggly pajama...

“Our Father in heaven, Lord I come to you Father for Ashley - I can feel her stress level and the heaviness of her mind and heart. Lord...

Our kids are cute. They say funny things. They are blunt. They are loving and they are kind. They are so easy to love. But it is our...

I love the adults at Hope Street. But I love the kids so much more. Honestly, WAY MORE. The kids are awesome. At first they are super...

“Flourishing goes beyond happiness, or satisfaction with life. True, people who flourish are happy. But that’s not the half of it. Beyond...

"Then God said.... So God created...." - Genesis 1:26-27 I do not usually like taking snippets of bible passages - I worry that I might...

When I was in high school there were opportunities to experience a life of poverty. So well intentioned students would get a paper box,...

"I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder." - GK Chesterton Father...

Dear Heavenly Father, I come to you with a humbled heart. Father God, thank you for your faithful love that endures forever. Ps. 118...

Yesterday, we took a road trip out to Oconomowoc for a day at the lake. We piled nine of our kids in cars and made our way from 26th and...

Father God - You have created in each of us this longing for purpose, for meaning, and for value. You have blessed each of us with gifts...

Was it worth it? That is often a question I ask myself after we have a large event, finished project or anything else that takes a...

Thank you Lord for this day and for my life and for my many blessings. Thank you for placing me here at Hope Street. Help me to look out...

Father, I love you deeply. I know deep in my soul of souls that you are the maker and creator of alllll things (circular hand motion)....

Praise! When things are moving fast, if you aren’t careful you will miss the moments that are making a difference. The thankful moments....