Have you tried to handle several things in your hands at once? Generally, something drops. Our lifestyles are busier than ever, most of us try to handle too many things each day.

How can we do that? . . . while not taking the time to breathe in deeply, smile in the mist of the rush, stop for a moment . . . Look and be mindful of the hope that is all around us.

In the later part of winter, if you look closely, you will see the sun on the branches of the trees . . . hope for the leaves to be abundantly born in the spring . . . Take time to look at the hope around you and the hope inside us, and the hope and faith that we have in God.

“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” — Jeremiah 29:11