In 2019, I was blessed to finish my counseling internship at Beacon of Hope. Before Beacon of Hope, I was really struggling with Imposter Syndrome. Am I doing enough? Am I doing this right? Do I have what it takes…
Yearly Archives: 2020
Gratitude
“Papa God, thank You for construction vehicles, how they dig and move dirt and build big roads! Thank You for boo-boos, that You can heal them! Thank You for my sister and that she’ll be here soon to play with!”…
Be the Light 5k
While we’re super bummed we weren’t all able to run together for our Be the Light 5k, we’re praising God for the 164 participants and love hearing why you joined this event! Here’s what a few of you shared with…
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Switching to Telehealth
Looking back at the last six months, it is remarkable to consider all the change that was thrust upon all of us in so many areas of our lives. If you had told me in early March the way our…
Interview on The Pledge
On Tuesday, our Executive Director, Kyle, was interviewed by The Pledge about Beacon of Hope and our upcoming 5k fundraiser. Check out his interview here:
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Running into Happiness
“I feel like I’m walking through mud. I have no motivation to do things I once loved doing. I feel alone, like no one understands me. I can’t shake this. It just isn’t me.” “I feel like my heart is…
Growing through a Global Pandemic
I’d imagined what my final year of graduate school would look like for quite some time. but experiencing a global health pandemic in the middle of my field internship was not quite on my radar. I ‘d envisioned what it…
COVID-19, Our 14th Annual Golf Event, and God’s Perfect Provision
March 16, 2020, Beacon of Hope closed and locked the front door of our Holland office to allfoot traffic. This was an unprecedented maneuver to begin a phased plan to keep our staff, clients, and community safe. This was the…
Psalm 131
Psalm 131 is an interesting Psalm. It”s short; it’s only three verses long. I first noticed Psalm 131 when I was grieving the death of a grandparent. Death is something that’s out of my control, and Psalm 131 captured my…
Leftovers
As my time in graduate school is coming to an end, I find myself reflecting more and more on the journey that my family and I have been on the last three years. At the beginning of the program, this…
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