By 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 things that make you joyful. I’ll bet that most of them weren’t material at all, were they? Most likely they were family, friends, and maybe a slice of really yummy cake. (I can’t fault you there.) Seriously though, did God’s love enter your mind when you thought of what makes you joyful? It’s easy to forget about God’s love in terms of bringi

By 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 out of the darkest of times. Hope can come in all forms. Yet as far back as anyone can remember there has always been hope in its most basic and abstract of forms. It is defined as a feeling of trust. As Christians, this definition of hope is the birth place of our faith. We all share this innate feeling of trust in the Lord. It may just be