Weekly Prayer

Summer is one of the best times to just stop, look around, and acknowledge all that God has accomplished. One of my favorite things to do...

26 See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse— 27 the blessing if you obey the commands of the Lord your God that I am...

Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purposes....

Booty shaking. Markers without caps. Tripping over basketballs. Dodging Nerf bullets. As families continue to move in and school lets out...

I meet with every single member at least once. Usually within the first week of them moving into Hope Street. I want to be able to at...

I start each day with a checklist. I rarely finish the day until that list is completed. Then I’m right back at creating the next one. I...

“Sometimes the most bravest and most important thing you can do is just show up” Brene Brown Just show up. Those words have come out my...

There is a deeper story behind this picture. It’s not just a simple and fun moment. Josiah and Jessie both have stories of how they came...

Just over three weeks ago, I left the place I called home for the past 6 years of my life. I said goodbye to friends and co-workers who...

I saw the jacket hanging on the door knob. Apartment 6 was Amanda's apartment, and I don't think that sense of loss will ever leave. In...

Honestly, I have a tendency to withdraw. When life becomes full, heavy and hard I can get quiet and hide. God has been using these hard...

It all started with a domino. Several years ago, I was at a women’s retreat and at the end of it all we had to set an intention for the...

Today makes 3. 3 years. 3 years since I officially became the Executive Director of the organization I love. I was young(er) and ready...

"You don't give your heart in pieces/You don't hide yourself to tease us." -Bethel Music & Steffany Gretzinger I struggle with listening...

Loss is never easy, but it has been a regular “thing” at Hope Street. Please don’t think I take loss lightly. Sometimes when a Member is...

24 hours earlier. I woke up Monday morning alarmed. I immediately checked my phone, worried that I had missed something tragic. Again....

(click the picture to watch the full video) "Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God's...

Servant Heart. I’m pretty sure that somewhere in that definition you would find the name Rachael Stricker. Just over three years ago Rach...

"Conviction without experience makes for harshness." - Flannery O'Connor Broken people in community with broken people... it is hard. It...

My son Nik and I are preparing to move into our own apartment!!!! We are so excited. Since being at Hope Street I have established a new...