Restoration and Hope Writings

Everyone is saying it. Almost nobody can explain it. What a viral trend reveals about our search for identity, belonging, and something that lasts. If you've spent any time around kids and teens lately, you've probably heard someone say "67." Not sixty-seven. Six. Seven. If you're confused, don't worry. Most adults are. In fact, after spending far too much time researching the trend, I'm not entirely convinced the kids know exactly what it means either. That's part of the jok

A Story of Betrayal, Faith, and Real Transformation There’s a moment from my past that still comes back to me… not loud, not dramatic, just enough to remind me who I used to be. It didn’t happen in chaos. It happened in a quiet, ordinary setting… the kind where nothing looks wrong from the outside. But something was already off. Boundaries had been softened. Lines had been crossed long before the moment itself. A friend trusted me. And I slept with her boyfriend. Even writing

I got the call again… and before she even finished the sentence, I knew. There is a tone in a mother's voice when something has gone terribly wrong — a weight that words cannot carry on their own. This time it was a friend I have known for over a decade, telling me that her daughters, one a teenager and one an adolescent, had been hurt… not once, not twice, but over time, repeatedly violated by someone they knew, someone they trusted, someone the family knew. And in that mome

Over the last six months, since launching this ministry, resistance has pressed hard. A broken leg. A near fatal fall off a cliff. My husband tumbling off a ladder. My love one attempting suicide. Estrangement with my in-laws. Technology failing when work must move forward. A car stuck in the snow and a flat tire on the way to serve. Individually, each event could be explained. Together, they forced reflection. I am working to bring survivors to Christ. This means I am walkin