If There Was Ever a Time...
Never have I ever been so eager for the last sunset of an old year, for never have I ever experienced a year like this one. And yet, if I am truly honest, never have I ever questioned so intensely, is it only going to get worse from here? I hope not, but I know not. Two of my close friends and I decided to join the word of the year bandwagon. While I don't yet know theirs, I'm going to cut in here *spoiler alert* with mine. Better yet, I chose a noun AND an adjective 'cause 2021 is going to require double duty I do believe. Brave Hope. One of the points that was driven through my brain time and again in grad school is the importance of giving a counselee hope. Hope is life-giving and life-changing. When you believe that your current state of affairs can be redeemed and transformed, you are way more likely to put the effort in to make it happen. Best of all, hope is intensely biblical when it is rooted in God. "Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and p
