Choosing to Wait for Hope When Grief Wrecks Our Hearts

Beth VogtBeth K. Vogt, brokenness, challenges, choices, COVID-19, expectations, Faith, grief, hope, Life, perseverance, perspective, prayer, Quotes, suffering 18 Comments

For all our hopes this new year would be better than the previous 12 months, the first 27 days of 2021 are disappointing. Such an understatement, right? I texted with a good friend several days ago. Normal “how’s it going” stuff. And then a little while later these words appeared on my phone screen: got some really bad news. A …

When Words are Powerful Enough to Change Our Perspective

Beth VogtBeth K. Vogt, change, expectations, Friendship, goals, In Others' Words, One Word, perspective, Quotes, words 21 Comments

  @bethvogt It’s that time of year again, friends. What time of year? The time when I ask, “Are you a resolution kind of person or a One Word kind of person?” I’m wrapping up my 14th year choosing One Word for the year and I haven’t missed New Year’s resolutions. At all.  Writing up a list? Don’t miss it. …

In Others’ Words: Rowing Through the Hard Times

Beth VogtIn Others' Words, perseverance, Quotes 5 Comments

Sometimes life is hard.  And sometimes when life is hard, don’t we just want to quit? To stick with the boat analogy, when we’re stuck in the middle of nowhere and nothing’s happening — no wind filling our sails — it’s easy to just sit down and wait it out.  Sometimes we tell us ourselves we don’t need a lot …