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It seems like a great time to offer a little more encouragement from Melanie Redd & Hope Ministry!

08/07/2025

💙 Do you ever feel discouraged?

- Disappointed?

- Unsure?

- Not so great about yourself or your life?

🩵 Today, I want to encourage you - you are worthy of amazing & good things! It’s true!

🩷 And, I have a wonderful friend here to share some incredible words to remind you of this truth!

Her name is Yvette Walker, and she is our guest on the blog today.

☕️ Why not drop by for a little encouragement?

Link in our bio or stories!

❤️ ❤️

07/31/2025

🌺 Caretaking... 🌺

Are you taking care of a friend, family member, or loved one right now?

🩷 Caretaking can be amazing and wonderful, but it can also be exhausting and challenging.

Many caretakers get worn out and find themselves in seasons of hardship and even crisis.

💛 Today’s guest post comes from a good friend of mine who has been in caretaking mode for more than 15 years.

Wow!

🩵 Her name is Ruthie Gray, and her story and her words encourage my heart.

I believe they will encourage yours as well.

And, even if you are not in a caretaking role right now, you can forward or share this email with someone who is!

✔️ To read the article, link in our bio or stories.

07/24/2025

🩵 Today, I’m so excited to introduce you to one of my favorite Christian Fiction Authors! (and my personal friend)

 ☀️ She’s an award-winning author, a hope*writers certified writing coach, passionate about all things books, writing… and maybe a little chocolate.

Her name is Laura Thomas, and I believe her story and her words will both encourage and inspire you.

I know she regularly inspires me!

🩷 You can read her article on the blog today.

‼️ Link in our stories or bio!

07/14/2025

🩵 No matter where you are…

- What you are going through…

- Who you are dealing with…

- How much it hurts or how hard it is…

☀️☀️PRESS ON!

Keep on keeping on!

The harvest of blessing is coming!

Just don’t give up!

“So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.” Galatians 6:9, NLT

07/10/2025

🩵 At times, we all can feel like we are not moving forward or making progress.

We can feel stuck!

👣 It can feel like our feet are glued to the floor or the situation will never change.

However, you are not stuck—you have been positioned.

🩷 Take heart and be encouraged as you read Heather Pettey’s story on the blog today.

I believe her journey will inspire you.

✔️ You can link in our bio or stories.

07/08/2025

💚 I’m so excited to have a copy in my hand! 💚

This is the first edition of a wonderful new quarterly magazine for women. It’s called “Journey with Maker.”

🩷 It’s a journey that goes beyond the surface of everyday life.

It is a journey to discover the sacredness of our work, passions, and relationships as acts of worship.

💛 Journey with Maker is a space for Christian women who seek to live with intention and purpose and to be rooted in faith.

Our aim is to encourage others to live a God-centered life, where our actions reflect His love and are prayerfully guided by His will.

(And one of my articles is in this first edition!)

💙💙 You can check it out and learn more on Amazon.

Link in our stories today!

07/03/2025

🙌🏻 It’s true…

Waiting is one of the most difficult things that faith requires.

All of us are waiting for something, but…

Beware!

‼️ Satan will always tempt you to doubt while you wait, or get you frustrated while you wait, or, even worse, make you refuse to wait.

If you fall for his trap, you’ll be headed for the trouble he has planned for you.

‼️ When Satan can get you to try and make things happen on your own, he’ll have you exactly where he wants you: Outside of God’s will.

 🩷 Let’s talk about this today with our encouraging friend Wilma Hollis as she shares a word on the blog!

You can link to the blog in our stories or bio!

💯

06/26/2025

💙 It’s true! 💙

Life brings challenges into all of our lives: storms, floods, fires, twists, and turns.

Discover how to find hope in hard times with our amazing friend Mary Rooney Armand from Butterfly Living.

I believe her story will bless you today!

✔️ You can link in our bio or stories.

 

06/24/2025

🩷 It’s a GOOD thing!

“It is GOOD to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to the Most High.

It is GOOD to proclaim your unfailing love in the morning, your faithfulness in the evening.”
Psalm 92:1-2, NLT

❤️ 💖 ❤️

06/20/2025

☺️Waiting!
☺️Waiting!
And waiting!

😒 Oftentimes in this life, we find ourselves in a posture of waiting.

- Watching…
- Hoping…
- Even Standing still…

😒 It could look like standing in a grocery store line.

It might be waiting for a package to be delivered.

It can also appear to be waiting on God to intervene in a situation or on behalf of someone you love.

❤️ At the heart of every kind of waiting is hope–hope that the line will move, that the package will come as expected, and most deeply, that God has not forgotten you or those close to you while waiting.

The keyword that I want to focus on is HOPE.

❓What are you hoping for right now?

🩷 Let’s talk about this today with our friend Courtney Richard as she shares an encouraging word on the blog.

Link in our stories or bio.

06/13/2025

🩷 What a great way to pray today…

“Bend down, O Lord, and hear my prayer; answer me, for I need your help.” Psalm 86:1, NLT

🙏

06/05/2025

💕 It’s true…

Sometimes things feel out of our control.

Life can feel wild and crazy.

We can feel like we are losing our grasp.

🙌🏻 It doesn’t have to be this way.

Today, let’s talk about the art of getting away from it all.

How to lay things down, let some things go, and let some things remain undone for a bit.

🩵 You and I can discover how to trust God in the wilderness with this sweet word of hope from our friend Amy Elaine Martinez.

I believe this devotional will greatly encourage you!

Link in our bio or stories!

❤️

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