Hope Against All Hope

Carrie KittingerFaith

Hope has been my heart cry in this season. In the tension of now and not yet. In the hope deferred. In the waiting. In the unseen. In the ups and downs of emotions.  I’ve seen and experienced much in my 50+ years of life. Like you, I’ve been on the mountain tops, in the low valleys and everywhere in …

Strawberry Festivals & Unmet Expectations

Carrie KittingerFaith, Marriage

The first year my husband and I were married I read about a strawberry festival taking place in a little town about an hour away. Picturing in my mind exactly what it would look like, I was thrilled when my husband finally succumbed to going with me. I imagined strawberry shortcake and homemade jam being sold along with fresh strawberries …