the HOPE chronicles blog

  • Resonating Hope

    Have you ever read a title of an article and looked at the introduction and thought to yourself ; “ Yes! That’s me! I need to read this!” The first paragraph starts off great; your hopeful that you can get some clarity from the article. Then, inexplicably, you notice the article didn’t touch upon anything…

    Katherine Olivia

  • The Story of Hope

    Someone once asked me to describe my blog, The Hope Chronicles. I looked at them and replied, “It’s a blog about hope!” “Really, Kathy?” was the response followed by a shaking of the head. It got me thinking: If someone with limited time wanted to read about hope and had to search through tons of…

    Katherine Olivia

  • Renewed Hope

    My favorite Tyler Perry film of all time is—hands down—Madea’s Family Reunion. The 2006 cult classic deals with many themes including battered woman syndrome, childhood abuse, foster parenting, and, of course, finding true love. However, its true theme emerges and is summed up beautifully in Cicely Tyson’s monologue toward the end of the film: living…

    Katherine Olivia