Hilltop UMCDec 24, 20183 minLove is like mathBy Hannah Sweet Love is a lot like math. Love, like math is often confusing, and can take hours to figure out one little problem; but...
Hilltop UMCDec 24, 20182 minAmazement By Hannah Sweet I am the sort of person who is constantly and consistently amazed. Whether that stems from my own obliviousness or the...
Hilltop UMCDec 17, 20182 minLove Came Down At Christmas Love. When you think about love you are most likely drawn to romantic love, but there are so many other types of love that are integral...
Hilltop UMCDec 17, 20183 minJoyful Receiver By Hannah Sweet It’s no secret that my husband and I do not live near any of his family, but instead live near mine. At Christmas time...
Hilltop UMCDec 14, 20184 minPut on your Sunday clothesBy Hannah Sweet When I was a little girl, going to church was the one day a week that my mom insisted I wear nice clothes, or at our...
Hilltop UMCDec 12, 20183 minCount Your BlessingsBy Hannah Sweet I love Christmas. I always have. The lights, the music, the decorations, the behavior of everyone in the days leading up...
Hilltop UMCDec 12, 20182 minWHy Peanuts Christmas Says it bestBy Hannah Sweet With readers in more than 70 countries, numbering in the 300 millions and translating in over a dozen languages it is no...
Hilltop UMCDec 12, 20184 minPreparing for Peace By Hannah Sweet In life we prepare for all sorts of things. We prepare dinner; we prepare our children for school; we prepare ourselves...
Hilltop UMCDec 12, 20182 minJ-O-YBy Hannah Sweet Joy. Joseph Marimon said “Joy is the echo of God’s life within us.” I couldn’t have phrased it better. Think about the...
Hilltop UMCDec 3, 20183 minPeace By Hannah Sweet Peace. We all strive to find that almost illusive of things, peace. The world never stops moving and as it moves more and...
Hilltop UMCDec 3, 20184 minHoper of Hopes By Hannah Sweet On this the first week of Advent we light the first candle. We think on the words of the Old Testament Prophets. We sing...
Hilltop UMCNov 28, 20182 minHope: An Advent ExplorationBy Hannah Sweet Hope. It is one little word that can mean so many things to so many people. It’s the thing we cling to that will lift one...
Hilltop UMCOct 31, 20183 minDancing Through LifeBy Hannah Sweet I am sure the word dancing conjures much imagery. For me the word dance is a special word. Not only does it pertain to my...
Hilltop UMCSep 26, 20182 minYou Matter To God By Hannah Sweet Have you ever felt like you weren’t enough for anyone, or that everything that you thought or said was somehow wrong? I...
Hilltop UMCAug 13, 20182 minTHIS IS AMERICA Hot dogs, fireworks, baseball, freedom of speech and the stars and stripes. This is America. Gun shots, abuse of power, children...
Hilltop UMCAug 13, 20183 minI'm not afraid By Hannah Sweet What are you afraid of? Perhaps you're afraid of water, heights, clowns, or perhaps you're afraid of the dentist or...
Hilltop UMCJun 22, 20182 minGod Loves a DreamerBy Hannah Sweet When I was a little girl I had many dreams and aspirations. One of my biggest growing up was to be a trapeze artist. To...
Hilltop UMCMay 23, 20183 minChildren of GodBy Hannah Sweet The world is standing on the precipice of change. Together we must decide the course which we will go, but how do we know...
Hilltop UMCMay 14, 20183 minLook To The RainbowBy Hannah Sweet Life is hard. It doesn’t come with instructions or how-to videos. Yet, there are expectations, ups & downs, and sometimes...