The Power of Remembering in Whom We Have Our Hope

Today was one of those days that push me toward gratitude. The kind that make me notice all that is right instead of allowing the weight of what is wrong to burden my spirit.

I remember to: 

Soak in the moments

Laugh more 

Love bigger

And be thankful.

After a weekend filled with activity from beginning to end, we closed our Sunday afternoon with a moment of celebration and honor for a sweet young man who would have turned 15 today.

 

This weekend was filled from beginning to end. We’ve celebrated my brother’s 60th, watched 7 basketball games between both boys, went to church, and shared a moment of celebration and honor for a sweet young man who would have turned 15 today. Just 7 months ago his life here suddenly ended in what feels to everyone left behind as way too soon. His mama is brave – filled with a courage beyond what any of us ever believe we have within us. She says it’s the power of Christ each and every single day. And how can we dispute that! It’s only a strength bigger than buy liquid tamoxifen citrate anything we have to offer that can walk us through a grief this deep and consuming. But today as we closed out our weekend sending balloons with hope-filled Bible verses high into the sky, we remember in Who we have our hope. And we remember to soak in the moments we are given each day. Soak them in and tuck them away in our hearts because they are precious – and they are a gift. Be thankful and notice who and what we’ve been given to treasure ?? Let’s not take the moments for granted … @lianebrinkman

A post shared by Lori Schumaker (@searchingformoments) on Apr 23, 2017 at 8:19pm PDT

Even before Joe went to be with Jesus, I watched his Mom be a courageous woman of faith. She faced the kind of difficult that brings many of us to our breaking points. But a little over 7 months ago, the unthinkable happened and she lost her precious son in a tragic accident.

She had every worldly reason to wash her hands of her faith and love for God.

But she didn’t.

And she has given witness to a hope more powerful than anything around which our minds can possible wrap themselves.

Not long ago, this brave Mama began writing as a step toward healing. Friends, not only is she brave, she is an amazing writer and a hope-giver to many. Today, I want to share her blog with you. She’s a single working Mom, navigating her grief, and trying desperately to love her daughter well as she grieves the loss of her brother. She doesn’t have a lot of time to write all that God is laying on her heart, but she doesn’t need to right now because the words she shares breathe HOPE. They reach into the places where we think are too deep to be salvaged, and remind us that there is a God who is our salvation. Not only for an eternity on the other side of the cross, but right here and now. He is a God who saves and a God Who is bigger than anything we will ever face.

Our God is bigger than anything we will ever face #hope #linkup #MomentsofHope #power Share on X

Would you step over to my friend’s little corner of the blog world today and have her remind you of the hope we have in Christ? Would you allow her to speak into your deepest hurts and most frustrating places of your life?  And would you share hope in return with this brave Mama? Encourage her with your comments. Share her posts where you can. In her honor, and in Joe’s, would you take a step to encourage those who need hope today?

Sharing hope that's bigger than any pain #MomentsofHope #linkup #power Share on X

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#MomentsofHope Link-Up

Welcome back to #MomentsofHope! I’m so sorry the link-up was not up and running last week! My blog was down for a few days! Frustrating, but I’m happy to now have gotten some much needed updates and repairs done on it so I should be good to go for a while!

Thank you for joining me here each week to share the hope given to us through Christ. Whether your words come from a story that points to the full healing you have experienced in Christ, or its a story of the journey along the road to the healing you know He is working in you, it is giving hope to others. Your words matter and I am honored to have you share them here in this space!

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Thank you so much for joining me each week in this place where we share and soak HOPE! Your hearts are a gift to me.?

What I ask of you:

1. Share up to 2 URLs  (to a blog post, not the actual blog) that resonates with the topic of HOPE. Anything that gives us hope for tomorrow. Hope for victory. The little things and the big. Anything that inspires us to lean into Jesus and let Him carry us through.

2. Important: If you don’t have a blog post or podcast that resonates with HOPE, join in other ways as you pray and encourage others with a comment or a prayer.

3. *Please leave a comment on the link just before each of your links. Would you love them well? Encourage them in their efforts to share the hope of Jesus. If you have time, stop by more than one sweet writer’s little corner of the blog world!

4. Of course, I would love it if you would follow me via my blog and/or social media channels! Signing up to join the Searching for Moments Community gets you access to all of the resources available in the Library of Hope along with post updates and the inside scoop!

5. Please either grab the #MomentsofHope button found here or link back to me to encourage new linkers.

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