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...
by Deanna Young | Dec 24, 2018 | devotional, Hopeful Hearts, inspirational, motivational, spiritual
No ultrasound. No due date. No delivery room. No prenatal care. No birthing classes. What was Mary thinking as she walked the long dirt road to a town miles away from her home and her own mother, not knowing when this baby she was carrying would be born? Can you...
by Deanna Young | Dec 16, 2018 | devotional, Hopeful Hearts, inspirational, motivational, spiritual
Normal. What is normal? Normal means something different to everyone. If you grew up in a military family, moving from state to state your whole life, then going to different schools and constantly making new friends was your normal. My normal was going to the same...
by Deanna Young | May 4, 2017 | Hopeful Hearts, Uncategorized
*Reprinted from 2014. I love umbrellas and rain boots and thought today was a good day to re-read this blog from 2014. 🙂 My husband is the little meteorologist in our family. Since he farms and his livelihood depends a lot on the weather, he is checking for rain...
