Yay, Hope Through Hard Times is celebrating its one year anniversary! God has been so good and so faithful. It has been an absolute joy to share all the posts that we have with you this year. We pray that they have been a source of encouragement, discipleship, comfort, joy, and blessing to you all. We trust that God has worked in your life, and pray that He has become Lord of your life. It was an absolute pleasure to introduce our Comfort Boxes to you as well! Thank you to all those who purchased one since the launch. We were greatly blessed by your interest and support. We sold 31 so far! All praise to the Lord for great beginnings.So what’s next? Well, there are a few changes coming up that we wanted to let you know about:We will only be posting twice a week. We’re switching up the…

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We’re movin’ and shakin’ over here, brewing with all sorts of ideas. But we want to make sure it’s what you’d be interested in, because well, we’re here to serve and encourage you!So in order to do that well, we’d be very grateful if you could take a few minutes to fill out this survey:https://forms.gle/ahnBYyAPcNctnXko9To spice things up a bit, we’re giving away a $25 Visa gift card! If you’re interested in winning, make sure to fill out your name at the bottom of the survey to be entered into the draw. The survey will end on Friday, August 28. The draw will take place on September 1st. We greatly look forward to reading all of your answers and finding out where you’re at and how best to be encouraging you. 

Michael and I received some terrible and tragic news on Friday. Our hearts are grieving. Because of this, I won’t be posting this week. I need to take some time to process. Through it all, we have seen the Lord’s hand. “The Lord gives and the Lord takes away. Praise the name of Yahweh”. Job 1:21. This doesn’t mean that we aren’t supposed to grieve. But this does mean that our peace, hope, and assurance can be found in Him through it all. Our hope truly is in Him. Please take care. I am praying for you as well this week.Hope in Him,Rachel

The flowers are in full bloom, the church bells are ringing, and it’s time for the season of love. Yes, weddings are in full-swing, albeit tiny.

Are you starting to research fun things to do when the COVID restrictions lift? Have I got a fun one for you!

Blessings to you as you reflect on the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. If you don’t know what Easter or Jesus is all about, please send me an email at in**@ho******************.org.

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