Our Hope-Full Habits
Rev. Dr. Carolyn Scanlan-Holmes • January 29, 2024
In the month of January 2024, we were on a journey of Hope, exploring how we can become more hopeful with goal setting, will power, way power, and coming together as community to transform this year with Hope. On this Sunday, we looked back at the last 30 days, the journey we have been on, and considered how we can continue to nurture and cultivate a hope-full life, community, and world in 2024.

A poignant blog post by Betty Brandt reflecting on a poem her father, James M. Buck, wrote to her in 1944 while stationed at Ft. McClellan, Alabama, during World War II. Betty shares her father’s love for poetry, his role as a unit scribe in Patton’s Army, and the heartfelt stories of camaraderie and survival among his fellow soldiers. Interweaving themes of love, storytelling, and faith, this post encourages readers to cherish and share their own family stories, creating connections filled with healing and sacred moments.