Start the New Year Fresh in God’s Word
January 2nd, 2020

Start the New Year Fresh in God’s Word

Hannah DeMarco

We’re all sitting around the Christmas dinner table, rattling off our New Years resolutions: I’m going to lose 20 pounds! I’m finally going to write that novel I keep dreaming about. I’m getting a boyfriend, ...

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4 Verses for Joy During Thanksgiving Stress
November 21st, 2019

4 Verses for Joy During Thanksgiving Stress

Hannah DeMarco

All you want to do is gather with family around the Thanksgiving table and eat good food. But you’re already feeling the stress of the holiday season. You dread fighting for the last turkey at the grocery store. You’re worried about that one relative who ...

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4 Verses to Overcome the Shame of Rejection
October 17th, 2019

4 Verses to Overcome the Shame of Rejection

Hannah DeMarco

The first time a good friend “broke up” with me in middle school, I ran home crying to my mom. She patiently listened as I detailed every aspect of our friendship, everything we said, everything that happened the last time we had a sleepover at ...

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3 Verses for Hope During Hard Transitions
October 3rd, 2019

3 Verses for Hope During Hard Transitions

Hannah DeMarco

Put away your pumpkin spice, autumnal gourds, and freshly picked apples. I’m the one woman in all of America who hates the fall. Well, actually, I don’t really hate fall. I just hate what it represents: the descent into shorter days, colder nights, more ...

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4 Prayers to Get Through a Horrible Day
August 15th, 2019

4 Prayers to Get Through a Horrible Day

Hannah DeMarco

As a kid, one of my favorite books was Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. I’d giggle and groan as my mom read to me every awful thing a boy named Alexander experiences in a single day. First, Alex’s ...

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5 Prayers for Peace When You’re Sick
July 17th, 2019

5 Prayers for Peace When You’re Sick

Hannah DeMarco

I’m writing this from my doctor’s office. While I’d rather be anywhere but here, I’m thankful I have a doctor I can go to when I’m sick. But I’m not thankful for all the money and time spent talking to doctors with dead ends. I’m ...

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4 Verses to Handle Being Stressed Out of Your Mind
July 4th, 2019

4 Verses to Handle Being Stressed Out of Your Mind

Hannah DeMarco

Why do bad things like to happen all at once? I imagine all my greatest fears huddled together in a dimly-lit basement, plotting their coordinated attack. I’ll make her feel unsafe by making her have to find a new place to live , one cackles. ...

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4 Verses to Overcome Daily Anxiety
June 20th, 2019

4 Verses to Overcome Daily Anxiety

Hannah DeMarco

You wake up, hopeful and ready for a new day. But as you check the time, you see you’re already late for work—and you haven’t even showered yet! It’ll be okay , you tell yourself. You’re determined to have a good ...

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