by Deanna Young | Mar 11, 2019 | devotional, Hopeful Hearts, inspirational, motivational, spiritual
Bill and Tom set out for another fishing adventure. High hopes were in the air that the fish were biting this time. These two had a reputation for returning home empty-handed from a day of fishing. But it didn’t stop them from days of laughter and celebration...
by Deanna Young | Feb 20, 2019 | devotional, Hopeful Hearts, inspirational, motivational, spiritual
Alarm buzzes. Covers fly off. Mind starts roaring. I don’t know about you but every day this seems to be the routine for the day. Why can I not stop thinking and stressing about what’s coming next? Are you like that? It’s almost like I wake up...
by Deanna Young | Feb 4, 2019 | devotional, Hopeful Hearts, inspirational, motivational, spiritual
OUCH! The prick of a cactus can draw blood in one touch of those nasty, little, sharp edges. They are dry and hard and prickly. (I don’t know if that’s really a word but that’s the word that comes to my mind. Prickly.) On our recent trip to...
by Deanna Young | Jan 25, 2019 | devotional, Hopeful Hearts, inspirational, motivational
Do you know the story of Joseph and his brothers? Joseph’s brothers were very jealous of him and they plotted to kill him, take the special coat his father gave him, dip it in blood, and tell their father a wild animal had attacked him. But Reuben, one of the...
by Deanna Young | Jan 14, 2019 | devotional, Hopeful Hearts, inspirational, motivational, spiritual
Five friends. A van. And a blindfold. What a great adventure that was! Our friend was turning 50 and we took her on a scavenger hunt. The first few stops were visible. But the last one….blindfolded. Laughing and pulling the blindfold tight, we had a blast...
by Deanna Young | Jan 6, 2019 | Hopeful Hearts, Uncategorized
Have you ever done a 500-piece puzzle? My mother-in-law used to do them all the time. She would leave the card table up in the family room all winter doing puzzles. My girls used to love doing puzzles with her. Once in a while though, kids would be crawling around...