• What is Spiritual Purpose?  | How to Find Your Higher Purpose in Life

    What is Spiritual Purpose?  | How to Find Your Higher Purpose in Life

    Finding your spiritual purpose can help uncover the beliefs that give life meaning to you. Begin your journey to your higher purpose in life now! Continue Reading

  • Why Is Hope So Important? Understand The Deeper Meaning Of Hope

    Why Is Hope So Important? Understand The Deeper Meaning Of Hope

    Discover why hope is important in everyday life for resilience, motivation, and mental well-being. Learn how cultivating hope can improve relationships and foster personal growth. Continue Reading

  • Tranquility

    Tranquility

    Confidence in bloom is the vibe in the Healing Gardens of the Iris Respite House. The vibrant yellow of the daffodil flowers catch my attention as I contemplate how much … Continue Reading

  • Held in the In-Between: Life, Death, and the Spring Equinox

    Held in the In-Between: Life, Death, and the Spring Equinox

    In early spring, each sunbreak graces our shoulders like an unexpected gift—a warm hug from Mother Nature, thawing our wintered hearts. The first warmth of spring is startling, isn’t it? … Continue Reading

  • Appreciation

    Appreciation

    I woke the other day to a beautiful heavy snow. It happened to be on a Saturday, so my morning was a bit more relaxed. The picture from the sunroom … Continue Reading

  • Breathe

    Breathe

    The month of February seems to lend itself to moments of deep breathing. Research shows that mindful deep breathing practices elicit balance and transform stress into peace. James Nestor, the … Continue Reading

  • Tenacity

    Tenacity

    January’s focus is about tenacity, with Clematis as our flower pick and Laurel Leaf as the essential oil. Tenacity, by definition, is persistence, with some synonyms including courage, mettle, resolution, … Continue Reading

  • Flourish: Our Theme for 2025

    Flourish: Our Theme for 2025

    Happy New Year! Hope Grows spent some time over the holiday season recharging and enjoying time with family. “Taking a Break” has been something that Hope Grows has incorporated into … Continue Reading

  • Gifts of the Winter Solstice

    Gifts of the Winter Solstice

    I am out of the gardens for the season. The plants are all tucked in for the winter, the horticultural off-season is here, and I am ready to start my … Continue Reading

  • Closing Current Doors to Open New Ones

    Closing Current Doors to Open New Ones

    If you follow my blog posts and the story of Hope Grows, you may remember the spiritual and divine part of the beginning of the mission. I was always a … Continue Reading

  • Be Present | Being an Opportunist

    Be Present | Being an Opportunist

    If only we could be in the moment or be present all the time; better yet, take advantage of opportunities that we are given. I don’t know how many times … Continue Reading

  • Finding Your “Why”

    Finding Your “Why”

    The arrival of autumn brings a powerful metaphor for change, reflection, and letting go. I feel like this seasonal transition is one of the most talked about and I ponder … Continue Reading