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Hope & everyday life
Resilience, everyday joy, and the simple things that help us carry on.
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- What’s the hardest part when trying to heal from abuse?December 6, 2019 · Finding a Healing Place
- Clara Hinton – a modern day HeroineSeptember 7, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
- The Donkey, The Farmer, and the WellAugust 10, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
- We’ve Moved! I Promise You…..this is the last time!July 16, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
- New Blog AddressJune 13, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
- So, How Does a Mom of Seventeen Really See Mother’s Day?May 10, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
- "The Day I Drove My Car Straight Into a Rainbow"May 3, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
- Two Italian Sisters and One Italian Son Equals FUN!April 29, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
- Thank You, Deb, for Remembering My Anniversary!April 18, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
- It's the Simple Things in Life that Bring Us Joy!April 7, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
- Life Lessons: What I Learned While in Haiti!April 2, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
- A Peek Inside a Mom’s HeartMarch 27, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
- A Week at the Beach………Some Most Unlikely Treasures!March 14, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
- Packing for the Unknown — What’s It Like?March 12, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
- Thirty Days to Filling Your Heart with HopeMarch 11, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
- Guess What I Found in Italy?!?February 28, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
- Helping Hands — Giving Hearts!February 19, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
- Valentine’s Day – Let’s Share the Love!February 14, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
- Valentine's Day - Let's Share the Love!February 14, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
- From Rose Bud to Full Blossom!February 8, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
- Snow: The Beauty and Fun of It All!February 5, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
- Ice Cream for Medicinal Purposes Only!February 1, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
- Don't QuitJanuary 30, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
- By the Sea, By the Beautiful Sea!January 30, 2013 · Finding a Healing Place
- The Cactus that Finally Bloomed!January 23, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
- Resiliency is Like a RubberbandJanuary 23, 2013 · Clara’s Articles
- Clucking Today, On the Dinner Plate Tomorrow!May 15, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
- Haiti: Weighing In, Small Planes, and No Sleep!May 11, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
- Haiti: “Only God Knows the Plan and the Heart”April 18, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
- Haiti: The Unmentioned Members of “Team Squirt”April 16, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
- Haiti: What Do Sandals Have to do with a Mission Trip?April 6, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
- Haiti: “Team Squirt” – Thirteen Ordinary People on a Mission!March 29, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
- Nine Days ’til Haiti!March 8, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
- Don’t Pass Up the Chance to Visit this Mansion!February 14, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
- Are There Flowers in Hell?February 10, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
- The Unforgettable Band AidsFebruary 8, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
- Dinnerware: The Top Ten Things to Consider Before You BuyFebruary 7, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
- There Are Hundreds of Chicken Recipes, but……February 6, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
- Why Are You Going There?February 3, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
- Frogs in the Shower!February 3, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
- Water, Water, and More Water!February 1, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
- Love Will Always Be the Universal LanguageFebruary 1, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
- It Only Hurts a Little Bit!January 31, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
- Those Eyes Are Melting My Heart!January 30, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
- God, I’m Running Out of Excuses!January 29, 2012 · Finding a Healing Place
- The Journey to Finding Hope!March 16, 2011 · Hope for the Day
- When All Feels Lost, Hope is Still Alive!March 8, 2011 · Hope for the Day
- Hope Arrives When We Least Expect It!February 21, 2011 · Hope for the Day
- Rest in Him for Your Strength!February 16, 2011 · Hope for the Day
- Finding the New NormalFebruary 7, 2011 · Hope for the Day
- Which Blue are You?January 31, 2011 · Hope for the Day
- Thirty Days to Finding Your HeartJanuary 14, 2011 · Hope for the Day
- Hope is Alive!December 1, 2010 · Hope for the Day
- Thank You for the Frogs and Toads and Lizards and………October 28, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
- Healing and Hope Come One Day at a TimeOctober 19, 2010 · Hope for the Day
- The Newness of GriefOctober 4, 2010 · Hope for the Day
- Grandmom’s Pumpkin PieSeptember 30, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
- Seize the Moment — Just Do It!September 22, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
- Joy Comes from the Simple Things in Life!September 21, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
- Autumn's GriefSeptember 20, 2010 · Hope for the Day
- How Will I Get Through the Next Day?September 13, 2010 · Hope for the Day
- “Mom, there’s just one more thing I need…..”August 31, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
- Our Heart Can Smile -- Even in the Rain!August 30, 2010 · Hope for the Day
- The Day the Rainbow SpokeAugust 27, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
- And, the Clouds Reach Out to Me in Hope!August 23, 2010 · Hope for the Day
- On the Way to God’s Garage!July 27, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
- Grief is a Roller Coaster Ride!July 27, 2010 · Hope for the Day
- Nature Speaks Volumes to us about Faith and Hope!June 15, 2010 · Hope for the Day
- Born with a Silver Spoon in his Mouth!June 15, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
- Oh, the Things My Kitchen Clutter Taught Me about Myself!June 13, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
- Do You See What I See?June 8, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
- When the World has Broken You Down -- Trust!June 7, 2010 · Hope for the Day
- The Setting of the Sicilian SunJune 7, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
- In Memory of Bijou, My Dog and My Best Friend!June 2, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
- You Can Make it Through Today!June 1, 2010 · Hope for the Day
- My Parents Drugged Me!May 27, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
- When All You Do is WorryMay 24, 2010 · Hope for the Day
- When Hope Seems DistantMay 23, 2010 · Hope for the Day
- A Penny for Your ThoughtsMay 21, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
- Let Me Tell You ’bout the Birds and the BeesMay 20, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
- There’s a Little Mask in All of Us!May 19, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
- Even in Loss, We have Choices!May 19, 2010 · Hope for the Day
- The Duck Tail — You Gotta Love the 50’s!May 18, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
- Inside Every Peanut There’s a Man!May 17, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
- The Bible Totin’ Kid from NashvilleMay 14, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
- We Don't Live in a Perfect WorldMay 11, 2010 · Hope for the Day
- Making Amends after Mom is GoneMay 6, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
- Getting through Mother's Day during Child LossMay 6, 2010 · Hope for the Day
- Hope is an Amazing, Powerful Strength!May 3, 2010 · Hope for the Day
- Tidal Waves of GriefApril 22, 2010 · Hope for the Day
- Prayer is an Amazing Avenue of Healing!April 13, 2010 · Hope for the Day
- Nine Hours and Twenty Three Minutes to Italy!April 6, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
- Sleep? Nobody Needs Sleep when in Italy!March 27, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
- Dulles Airport to Rome, Italy – but Hot Tea First!March 26, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
- Off to Italy! – Pittsburgh International AirportMarch 25, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
- Off to Italy! – Notes from My Journal – March 1, 2010March 24, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
- Italy – Quotes from My Journal – Day 1March 23, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
- Petritoli — the Village that Won My Heart!March 3, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
- You gotta be kidding me — A “Winter Hurricane” — What’s next?!?!?!?!February 26, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
- Remembering Happy Times Brings New Hope!February 26, 2010 · Hope for the Day
- Sometimes you just gotta get away from it all!February 24, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
- Every beginning has an end — so they say!February 17, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
- There is Comfort Found in Quiet Time with GodFebruary 16, 2010 · Hope for the Day
- One hundred seventy five inches and counting!!!!!February 16, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
- A Picture Really is Worth A Thousand Words!February 15, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
- Another Valentine’s Day Spent AloneFebruary 12, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
- The Love HolidayFebruary 11, 2010 · Hope for the Day
- Be Still and ListenFebruary 2, 2010 · Hope for the Day
- Help! I Just Want to Hide!January 26, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
- Summer in Winter — Is It Really Possible?January 22, 2010 · Finding a Healing Place
- Trust is Believing When you Cannot See!November 24, 2009 · Hope for the Day
- Is Anybody Listening?October 22, 2009 · Finding a Healing Place
- Hope Awakens Your Soul and Gives New Strength!October 19, 2009 · Hope for the Day
- When It's Difficult to Say Thank YouAugust 31, 2009 · Hope for the Day
- Spend Time with Nature and Be ThankfulJuly 6, 2009 · Finding a Healing Place
- It's Okay to Shed TearsJune 10, 2009 · Hope for the Day
- Winter Months Leave Us Longing for RefreshmentJune 3, 2009 · Hope for the Day
- Winter Does Not Last Forever!June 3, 2009 · Hope for the Day
- Finding a Quiet Place Among the Clutter of LifeMay 28, 2009 · Finding a Healing Place
- When It Rains, It PoursMay 26, 2009 · Finding a Healing Place
- How should I remember my loved one?May 25, 2009 · Finding a Healing Place
- Healing Can Be Found When We LookMay 21, 2009 · Finding a Healing Place
- Hope is in the Call of the Whippoorwill!May 18, 2009 · Hope for the Day
- A New Season of Hope!April 27, 2009 · Hope for the Day
- Just for TodayApril 20, 2009 · Hope for the Day
- Healing is a Process -- Give Yourself Time!April 6, 2009 · Hope for the Day
- Never Give Up on Hope!February 23, 2009 · Hope for the Day
- Hope Restores Our Soul!January 1, 2009 · Hope for the Day
- Finding the Courage to MournJanuary 1, 2009 · Hope for the Day
- Listen to the Whisper of God!December 30, 2008 · Hope for the Day
- Trust, Wait, Hope! Your Day of Joy is Coming!December 15, 2008 · Hope for the Day
- We Have Been Given the Promise of Hope!September 29, 2008 · Hope for the Day
- Hope Knows There Will Be A Better TomorrowSeptember 22, 2008 · Hope for the Day
- A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words!September 18, 2008 · Hope for the Day
- Your Father is Always Watching Over You!September 12, 2008 · Hope for the Day
- The Winter of Loss Will Not Last Forever!August 27, 2008 · Hope for the Day
- With Hope, There is a New Tomorrow!July 14, 2008 · Hope for the Day
- There is Light at the End of the Tunnel!July 7, 2008 · Hope for the Day
- Winter Does Not Last Forever!June 9, 2008 · Hope for the Day
- Robert Frost Said It BestApril 7, 2008 · Hope for the Day
- When Someone We Love Dies, We have a New Relationship with the World!February 25, 2008 · Hope for the Day
- Are You Tired of Feeling Tired?February 18, 2008 · Hope for the Day
- Faith is Believing Your Rainbow Will Appear!February 4, 2008 · Hope for the Day
- Trust in God's Promises!January 22, 2008 · Hope for the Day
- Hope Helps Us to See Beauty!January 7, 2008 · Hope for the Day
- Happy New Year - a Time of ReflectionDecember 31, 2007 · Hope for the Day
- Don't be Afraid to Face the Holidays!December 17, 2007 · Hope for the Day
- Comfort and Peace Will Arrive!December 10, 2007 · Hope for the Day
- Giving Thanks in the Midst of PainNovember 19, 2007 · Hope for the Day
- You Are Never Alone!October 15, 2007 · Hope for the Day
- From Ashes to Hope!September 11, 2007 · Hope for the Day
- Facing the Future with HopeAugust 20, 2007 · Hope for the Day
- Grief Makes Us Feel So AloneAugust 6, 2007 · Hope for the Day
- Grief is an Emotional Roller CoasterJuly 2, 2007 · Hope for the Day
- Spring is a Season of HopeApril 30, 2007 · Hope for the Day
- Breaking Away from the DarknessApril 22, 2007 · Hope for the Day
- Giving Thanks in All ThingsApril 9, 2007 · Hope for the Day
- How Do You Explain a Broken Heart?February 26, 2007 · Hope for the Day
- Hope is a Seed that is Planted in Everyone!February 19, 2007 · Hope for the Day
- Spending Valentine's Day AloneFebruary 11, 2007 · Hope for the Day
- Hope is Alive!January 29, 2007 · Hope for the Day
- Every Sunrise is a Gift of HopeJanuary 8, 2007 · Hope for the Day
- Every New Sunrise is a Gift of Hope!January 1, 2007 · Hope for the Day
- When the Unexplainable HappensDecember 18, 2006 · Hope for the Day
- Hope is Alive!November 27, 2006 · Hope for the Day
- Thanksgiving Day -- How to say "Thank You" when in PainNovember 20, 2006 · Hope for the Day
- Mother of Eleven Gives Holiday TipsFrom Clara’s early writing · Clara’s Articles
- Keep Your Goals In SightFrom Clara’s early writing · Clara’s Articles
- Hope is the Key to ResiliencyFrom Clara’s early writing · Clara’s Articles