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Politics in Turmoil: How to Find Your Way Without Losing Hope

Politics in our country feels unsteady.

Where is the rainbow leading us now?

Storms rainbows and politics
Rainbow after the storm/Suzanne Guthrie/Lake Athens, TX

Maybe the rainbow points to a leader who will…

  • be strong yet gentle
  • be wise yet sensitive
  • be powerful yet humble
  • be inspiring yet grounded

So where is this leader?

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Politics in Turmoil: How to Find Your Way Without Losing Hope

How to survive while your nightmare vanishes in 4 clear steps

There is no euphoria quite like the moment your nightmare ends.

But first comes the waiting.

The question is how you survive until release arrives.

I have lived through at least five extreme nightmares.

Five avalanches that came my way.

Survive your nightmare
Snow avalanche sliding down a mountainside/Lukas Gojda/Shutterstock

Five, I once believed I would not survive.

  • Three were health-related.
  • One was family-related.
  • One was money-related.

So let me share one of them here.

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How to survive while your nightmare vanishes in 4 clear steps

How to Hope in the Middle of Any Crisis

Did you ever think hope could vanish as meaning itself grows thin?

Across cultures and countries, many people sense it.

  • Progress without purpose.
  • Motion without direction.

Life keeps moving, but fewer know why.

That’s why TV channels and streaming platforms replay epic stories again and again.

Stories like The Lord of the Rings.

Frodo Baggins and his companions live day and night in loss, pain, and darkness.

Tolkien enthusiasts adopted the catchphrase “Frodo Lives” to express hope in dark times.

God filled hope

For anyone in despair, three reminders can light up a dismal season.

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How to Hope in the Middle of Any Crisis

The Beauty of Perseverance: A 104-Year-Old Veteran’s Anthem of Strength

There are moments in life that remind us what perseverance really means.

One of those moments came not long ago at a New York Islanders hockey game. The crowd was buzzing. Cameras rolling. Then, from the tunnel, came 104-year-old World War II veteran Dominick Critelli.

He lifted his soprano saxophone and began to play the national anthem.

True beauty of perseverance
At 104, WWII hero reminds us that the beauty of perseverance never fades/Steven Ryan/Getty Images

Critelli shows us how perseverance works.

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The Beauty of Perseverance: A 104-Year-Old Veteran’s Anthem of Strength

Three ways Christmas joy leads to your dreams in 2026

Standing behind these ducks early yesterday morning, I was swept by a scene of Christmas joy.

Christmas joy in Dallas
Take the joy of Christmas into the dark places/Steve Blaising/Exall Lake/Highland Park, TX

God was there in all his morning glory, and I wanted to hear what he had to say.

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Three ways Christmas joy leads to your dreams in 2026