Beholding December: A Season of Stillness, Memory, and Gentle Light
Continue Reading: Beholding December: A Season of Stillness, Memory, and Gentle LightAs December arrives, I am reminded that the final month of the year often holds a unique mixture of tenderness and truth. The world around us grows quieter—winter skies fade …
Beholding December: A Season of Stillness, Memory, and Gentle Light
As December arrives, I am reminded that the final month of the year often holds a unique mixture of tenderness and truth. The world around us grows quieter—winter skies fade … Continue Reading
Re-membering — Finding Our Way Back to What Still Belongs
November ushers in a profound shift. The days grow shorter, darkness lingers longer, and the cold begins its slow settling in. For many who are grieving, this seasonal descent mirrors … Continue Reading
Beyond Yourself: Finding Ground in Grief During Autumn
Autumn carries with it a unique duality—a beauty that invites reflection and a reminder of inevitable change. Leaves shift from vibrant greens to fiery reds and golds, daylight wanes, and … Continue Reading
Autumn Equinox Reflections: Tethered in Transition
Look out your window. Every falling autumn leaf is a tiny kite with a string too small to see held by the part of you in charge of making beauty … Continue Reading
Collaborative Healing
In a world where the landscape of caregiving continues to grow more complex, the need for collaborative, holistic approaches to mental health has never been greater. Families caring for medically … Continue Reading
Stretching Yourself in Grief
In August, as summer begins to exhale its last full breath, the world around us slowly starts to quiet. The heat lingers, but the light subtly shifts. Gardens begin to dry. Cicadas sing their steady chorus. Nature gives us signs that change is near. And in this seasonal in-between, there is an invitation: to stretch… Continue Reading
Can I Get Paid to Care for My Child With Disabilities?
At Hope Grows, we walk alongside caregivers who give so much of themselves, often at great emotional, physical, and financial cost. While our mission centers on nurturing mental, emotional, and … Continue Reading
Held in the Heart of Grief
Grief, in its truest form, is not a problem to be solved or a wound to be quickly bandaged. It is a sacred unfolding, an experience of love’s deepest cost. It can feel raw and relentless—like waves crashing against the shore of our very being. And in those crashing moments, it’s easy to feel like… Continue Reading
What the Light Reveals: A Summer Solstice Reflection
The rain is falling in sheets as I glance up from my computer screen—a scene that’s become a bit repetitive this spring. This has been the wettest season I’ve seen … Continue Reading
Reveal
Spring is gentle, often associated with renewal and breath. Its tenderness can be short-lived. Nature bursts forth, then hurries. Trees leaf out fully. Temperatures rise. The growing season surges ahead. … Continue Reading
Delight
Every part of the spring season can be a delightful scene dancing in front of us. The new growth is there for the taking, everywhere, watching the results of the … Continue Reading
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
