by Deanna Young | Feb 1, 2025 | devotional, Hopeful Hearts, inspirational, motivational, spiritual, Uncategorized
Jesus said, “Love your enemies.” Matthew 5:44 Jesus said, “Love one another.” John 13:34 Jesus also said, “Take up your cross and follow me.” Matthew 16:24-28 Yesterday I was watching a well-known news cast. Four of the five...
by Deanna Young | Dec 11, 2024 | Holiday, Hopeful Hearts, motivational
If you haven’t read the couple blogs on JOY before this one, I encourage you to go read them. I talk about Intentional JOY and finding things that bring you JOY. Hopefully it will set the stage for the fun ideas below. Some ideas of things I have done either...
by Deanna Young | Jan 15, 2022 | Hopeful Hearts, inspirational, motivational, spiritual
They hold infants. They help babies crawl. They shoot basketballs. They climb monkey bars. They play the piano. They paint a masterpiece. They drive a car. They text on a phone. They write term papers. They wear wedding rings. They hold a child’s finger. They...
by Deanna Young | Jan 5, 2022 | Hopeful Hearts, inspirational, motivational, spiritual
When she said “da da” for the first time, his melted. When he got on the kindergarten bus, hers skipped a beat. When she said yes to the prom, she stole his. When he said, “you may kiss your bride”, his stopped a second. When he hit the winning...
by Deanna Young | Dec 8, 2021 | devotional, inspirational, motivational, spiritual
Expectation. Anticipation. Exhaustion. These are three words that I think we all feel during the Christmas season. We create expectations of ourselves, and others, based on what we see on TV or social media or in the $18 magazines calling our names at the checkout...
by Deanna Young | Oct 3, 2021 | devotional, Hopeful Hearts, inspirational, motivational, spiritual
“He is a fountain and not a drain.” Wow! What a powerful statement! The fact that someone is a fountain of positive energy rather than someone who would drain all the energy from you, was certainly a huge compliment. I want to be a fountain and not a...
