Here are my top five picks for the week to give you hope! Blog posts, art/photos, music. Would you like to recommend a Top 5, perhaps your blog post? Leave your suggestions in Comments below. Thank you!

5. I’m in love love this graphic by singer Gwen Smith. Her words — wow. YOUR NOW.

4. Is my problem my thought life? This post by Susan Thomas on the Association of Biblical Counselors blog begins, “Have you ever heard the statements, “you are what you think.” Or, “if you think you can’t, then you can’t!” These statements and many like them, reflect the observation that. . .keep reading here.

3. I Who Have Nothing  by American Idol wannabe Candice Glover. Powerful!

2. Ever want to run away? This post by Lysa  TerKeurst spoke volumes to a friend who shared it with me the other day. Lysa begins: “You want to know one of the worst feelings in the world to me? Feeling stuck.

“Stuck in a situation where I can’t see things getting better. I look at the next 5 minutes, 5 hours, 5 days and all I see are. . .keep reading here.

1. Weebles wobble but they don’t fall down. . .or do they? My e-friend Lynn Mosher, a blogger and author, walked me down memory lane and encouraged me in this fun post. I wanna be a Weeble too! Do you? Read it here.

Blessings and Hope!