Welcome to the very first day of 2014!  We hope you had a wonderful holiday season and safely rang in the new year!  Now it is time to get down to business!

To make sure this year gets off to a great start, Holley Gerth has offered a challenge!  What exactly does this challenge entail?  I’m glad you asked!  Holley says:

The concept is simple: I’m asking you to pour out a little love with your words every Wednesday.

How does it work?  Each week Holley will issue a prompt for us to ponder and then pour our hearts out into words of encouragement.

Holley goes on to say:

Research shows that those who focus on encouraging others are happier, healthier and live longer. So this could be the best New Year’s resolution you’ve ever made.

If you have a blog of your own, please consider accepting this challenge and posting on your own blog.  If you do not have a blog, that is okay, too, as you can post on any social media platform of your choice.   If you would rather not do any of these, then I encourage you to simply “reply” and leave a comment here on Light, Love, Hope … share your heart, pour it all out, bless someone with showing your light, love, and hope through words of encouragement.  Just take this opportunity to pour out your words of love and encouragement.  Your words do not have to be directed to me.  Use this space to write whatever is on your heart.  If there is something that you would like to say to someone that you haven’t gotten the nerve up to do just yet, consider writing it out here and praying over it.   Then as God leads, share those words of love and encouragement!  I know you have it in you.  It is time to bless someone’s heart and life with your words.

I hope you’ll join me.  I am VERY excited about this and thank Holley for this challenge issued to many far and wide!

Blessings to you and yours!

~Shirley

Light, Love, Hope