"He that can take rest is greater than he that can take cities.” — Benjamin Franklin   For me, the thermostat sweet spot is a frosty 68...

Tomorrow marks a significant milestone for Hopestorm Blog: our 5-year anniversary! It feels like just yesterday when we launched our...

They say that eyes are the window to your soul. Optometry offices may fill a medical need, but they are so much more than that! Think...

Dear Readers, I would like to address the delay in releasing my blog. I married my best friend on June 5 th  and priorities shifted. Oh,...

Teachers see it a mile away. Parents who go a bit overboard and the child who assumes his position at the center of his parents’...

The screen began to blur as I shifted in my heated recliner seat. The theater was cozy and dark, with the smell of fresh popcorn wafting...

This is my open letter to spring.   (Pause. Insert Writer’s Block.)   Nope. An inspiring piece sounds more appropriate given the climate...

Find out that the love of God trumps everything else. Experience grace. Leave politics and stress behind; practice the infinite love of God!

It was just before Christmas, and I scheduled the obligatory appointment to see my optometrist. After all, driving to Jacksonville in...

Well, it’s that time of year again. ‘Tis the season of anxiety and ambrosia. If gifts happen to be one of your love languages (Thanks a...

Autumn in South Florida is not marked by a vibrant display of falling leaves; it is marked by a case of November Nerves. If I'm being...

The gloomy skies signaled an impending storm as I made the long drive home from work on a desolate stretch of highway. I engaged the...

“She’s gone.” The words stung. Just days before, she had sputtered and choked as she lost her faculties, barely reaching the shoulder of...

The month of July has been characterized by mileage. A close friend of mine lives an hour and a half away, but I reframe the drive as an...

When God is on your team, you have internal GPS and that puts you at an advantage. Destiny waits just behind the turbulence! Travel on!

I drive a hybrid car (tree huggers unite) and I remember the panic I first felt whenever I needed to get on the expressway. You see, the...

Dressed to the nines with the smell of sizzling steak and the sounds of classical music filling the air, families, business executives...

Adrenaline courses through their veins as they prepare for another round. The smell of sweat lingers in the air and this writer is...

“The seasons change and you change, but the Lord abides evermore the same, and the streams of His love are as deep, as broad and as full...

The month of January is well underway and while some people are huddling together just to avoid the bitter cold, teammates on fields...