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The Moments of Hope December 2024 Stories of Hope Inspired by Hallmark’s Miracles of Christmas During the month of December I will highlight some of my favorite Hallmark Christmas movies. These are movies that comforted me at different seasons of my life. I found my way into the Hallmark Christmas Movie fandom in 2017, while…

The end of each year is always a reflective time for me.   FIRST, I look back over the last 365 days and consider all the blessings that occurred. NEXT, I look at the not-so-good things that happened during that time…aka, what I had no control over. FINALLY,  I look towards the future.  What do I feel?   Gratitude…and hope.

It’s easy to gain perspective from a situation after the fact. FIRST, we’re faced with what seems like a life-altering challenge.  Here’s how it works: NEXT, like everything else, it passes.  THEN, we sit down with ourselves and reflect on how everything worked out in the end, and  FINALLY, resolve we’ll do better with our anxiety the next time…