It’s easy to smile when things are great. But frankly, life isn’t always that great.

Everything seemed so much easier when the kids were younger! They giggled. They ran up and hugged you when you got home. But now they’ve turned into angry, brooding, money-grubbing creatures called teenagers.

Hey, I know things are harder now. But there’s still plenty of room for joy, even when pushing through the hard years. Romans 12:12 says: “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” (NIV)

In a tough place today? Putting on a happy face to keep it all together? Well, I want you to know something.  It’s okay to fall apart. You’re in good hands. The hands of the Heavenly Father that wants nothing but great things to happen in your life.

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