Hope Anew

08/20/2026

While we are not grieving a death...many on this journey are grieving. If that is where you are at, it's okay...and even healthy. https://www.facebook.com/share/r/19VagRMyC5/

08/19/2026

It may just look like a letter to the casual eye… but this little letter has weeks of prayer going into it.

Today, Sarah is writing a letter to all the moms receiving a monthly Hope Note from her.

This month’s theme is, God is not disappointed in you. We are praying for every mom who receives it and that they will be encouraged/blessed by it.

https://www.hopeanew.com/hope-notes

07/21/2026

Some love going out to some mom’s mailboxes today!!!!

07/13/2026

Today I’m writing a letter to special needs moms to be an understanding, supportive, uplifting friend who shows up in their mailbox monthly🌻!

July’s Hope Note hits the post office in 7 days!!!

If you know a friend who could use a little cheer monthly, you can show up in their mailbox with me🤗! (The envelope will tell them it’s from you!)

Go to www.HopeAnew.com and gift them Hope Notes for 6 or 12 months 💙

06/26/2026

06/24/2026

Are you feeling alone in this journey today?

Be encouraged. We don't have a God who is distant or watching from afar. We don’t have a God who is cheering from the finish line. We have a God who is with us.

Whatever you are carrying today, you do not carry it alone.

"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you..." — Isaiah 43:2

06/19/2026

We were recently gifted a packet of seeds from The King's Table Ministries, a ministry in Grand Rapids that serves families impacted by intellectual and developmental disabilities.

What made us smile was realizing the packet doesn't say what's inside. Looking at the individual seeds, I could tell they were flowers and probably not vegetables—but beyond that, your guess is as good as mine.

This morning, as I was planting our raised garden bed, I decided we would simply create a "King's Table Flower Bed" and watch with excited anticipation to see what grows.

The more I thought about it, the more this little packet reminded me of our journey. We often start with ideas, hopes, and plans, but we don't fully know what to expect. There are surprises. There are challenges. There are seasons of waiting. There are things that don't grow the way we imagined.

But there is also beauty.

Sometimes the beauty comes in forms we never would have chosen or expected.

So now we'll be watching our King's Table flower bed grow throughout the summer, wondering what will emerge. And maybe that's not such a bad reminder for life, either.

Like these seeds, we don't always know what God is growing or what the final result will look like. But we can trust the One who does. Even when the path is uncertain, He is faithful.

"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." - Lamentations 3:22-23

06/18/2026

As I was printing this month's Hope Notes materials and preparing envelopes today, I found myself praying for each mom who will receive one.

Some have been walking the special needs journey for many years. Others are just beginning to navigate a diagnosis they never expected.

Some are exhausted.

Some are discouraged.

Some are carrying burdens no one else sees.

Some are wondering if anyone truly understands what this journey is like.

I prayed that when they open their mailbox and find Hope Notes inside, they would be reminded that they are seen, loved, and not alone.

Tonight is the final opportunity to sign up for this month's mailing.

If you've been thinking about subscribing for yourself, gifting Hope Notes to a special needs mom, or requesting a scholarship, there's still time.

Registration closes tonight.

https://www.hopeanew.com/hope-notes

A small note. A little hope.

06/16/2026

Some Tuesdays don't feel particularly meaningful.

They're filled with therapy appointments, phone calls, laundry, medication reminders, and trying to remember why you walked into the kitchen.

But faith is often lived out in ordinary places.

Never underestimate what God is doing through your everyday faithfulness.

"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." — Galatians 6:9