This isn't easy for me to talk about.

But I need to know I'm not alone. That's the whole point in talking about it.

How can you get good at celebrating the moments in your life where God is making you stronger? How can you get good at FINDING those moments where you're a doing little (or a lot) better than you once were?

Start celebrating! At the very least, acknowledge it. Things don’t have to be perfect to be celebrated.

I thought it might be good for such a time as this to hear from a voice who always spoke hope and truth to us in all situations.


That voice is Billy Graham.


He said this a long, long time ago, when the world's challenges were different. But in so many ways, they are the same today. It’s highly relevant, and will be until Jesus returns.

It's ONE thing we can't take for granted. A second chance. Terrell's story is inspiring and really shows how God can shape our lives in a way we could have never even imagined.

Katharine was a successful model in California in 2008. Overnight, her life changed drastically. She had a massive stroke that changed everything. But she chose HOPE!

Today I got the chance to chat with Miss America 1990! Dr. Debbye Turner Bell shares how she came to realize that we TRULY are more the same than we are different.

Tamio “Tommy” Kono was born in Sacramento, California in 1930. During World War II, his family, all of Japanese descent, were among the over 120,000 Japanese-Americans forced by the U.S. government to be detained in prison camps (aka Japanese internment camps) where he was introduced to weightlifting—which he practiced relentlessly in an effort to become healthier after experiencing severe asthma throughout his childhood.

Hear his incredible journey from prison camp to the Olympics!

In Dan Wilt's book Thirty Stories of Hope, he shares about Sebastian Coe, a former gold medalist in the Olympics who had a history of physically falling.

When Sebastian was asked about the secret to finding courage in his challenging life he replied, "I just keep getting back up! Every time I fall in a race, every time I'm knocked down, I keep getting back up." Listen to his story and be inspired!

Triathlete Johnny Agar and his mom Becki share about how the beauty in failure can be inspiring! He started out walking ONE mile in his church 5k for St. Patrick's Day. What he did next is AMAZING. The fact that he has cerebral palsy never stood in his way.

"It's awkward." "It's embarrassing." "It's complicated." Just a few of the reasons that husbands and wives give for not praying together. It's a deep and intimate part of marriage. But how do you get started? What if he doesn't WANT to pray? What if SHE feels like she doesn't know what to pray for?

I invited Pastor Benito to shed some light on this after reading that if spouses go to church together the divorce rate drops from around half, to about 30%, Add reading the bible together and it dips even more. Combine this with praying together and the divorce rate is barely a factor. Here are some ideas.