giving hope away.

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(Comments closed, winner of the giveaway is Jessica from @mommasgonecity, congrats lady and thanks for all of your comments, if you haven’t read through them you really should. Inspiring words.)

With perfect timing, two of my dearest friends sent me this necklace from their etsy shop. The R House Couture.

Be Still Necklace

Be still, my soul: The Lord is on thy side;
With patience bear thy cross of grief or pain.
Leave to thy God to order and provide;
In ev’ry change he faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul: Thy best, thy heav’nly Friend
Thru thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

Be still, my soul: Thy God doth undertake
To guide the future as he has the past.
Thy hope, thy confidence let nothing shake;
All now mysterious shall be bright at last.
Be still, my soul: The waves and winds still know
His voice who ruled them while he dwelt below.

Be still, my soul: The hour is hast’ning on
When we shall be forever with the Lord,
When disappointment, grief, and fear are gone,
Sorrow forgot, love’s purest joys restored.
Be still, my soul: When change and tears are past,
All safe and blessed we shall meet at last.

Hymn #124 from the LDS Hymnbook

They sent me another one to give away to you.

Hope Necklace

We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things. From the 13 Articles of Faith originally written by Joseph Smith.

Their shop is full of inspirational necklaces with simple words such as “fear not” “all is well” “courage” “grace” and “faith.” The idea came to help pay for court costs Mrs. R has incurred while fighting to keep her little boy. Each purchase includes cards from couples hoping to add to their families through adoption. The idea was to make gifts for both birth and adoptive mothers. I however think they are perfect gifts for any woman who needs a boost.

Like me.

I’m already a huge fan of buying handmade. I’m an even bigger fan of  buying handmade to help keep a family together. Please look at their shop and keep it in mind as a gift for those women in your life who carry so much. They are more than happy to produce custom orders.

To win the custom “HOPE” necklace from The R House Couture and me simply tell me what quote, scripture, hymn, song or saying that gets you through difficult times. I will pick one random comment Wednesday October 7 at midnight. Open to anyone in the world. Because we all need hope.

228 thoughts on “giving hope away.”

  1. Wasn’t expecting a post about a giveaway for a beautiful necklace to make me ball like a baby.

    There are two songs that really speak to my heart when I hear them they normally get repeated over and over and over…you get the idea.

    “Be My Escape” by Relient K This part always makes me cry
    “I fought You for so long
    I should have let You in
    Oh how we regret those things we do
    And all I was trying to do was save my own skin
    But so were You

    So were You”

    And “God will lift up Your Head” by Jars of Clay It makes me weep and lift up my hands and just praise Him.

    xoxo my friend. Thank you for being you. So true to yourself. You are a pillar of strength, even if you don’t always feel it.

    Darn, crying again.

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  2. I have several:
    Let us be still so that we might hear the whisper of God.

    This is the day the Lord has made; let us be glad and rejoice in it.

    I don’t know what tomorrow holds, but I know who holds my tomorrows.

    And this one runs through my head at least once a day, but is very rarely spoken…
    Put your big girl panties on and just deal with it.

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  4. “I love to see the temple” is the song that gets me through my rough times. It reminds me of my birth daughter, and the choices I made so she could have her eternal family. It reminds me of her adoption story, and puts a smile on my face.

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  5. I love the Casting Crowns song, “Praise You In This Storm.” My favorite part is when it says, “I lift my eyes up to the hills. Where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the maker of Heaven and earth.” Powerful!

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  6. hymn #97 – lead kindly light… this song really helped me through college and wandering down paths I’d not taken before… love it! (AND, be still is another favorite!)

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  7. I love this verse. It was my grandmother’s favorite.

    “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”
    –Romans 8:28

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  8. I lean on this verse what seems like all of the time.

    I have a son and a family, and a wonderful God. I have to have hope.

    And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. – Romans 5:5

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  9. I love the verse in the Doctrine and Covenants- 14:7-

    And if you keep my commandments and endure to the end you shall have eternal life, which gift is the greatest of all the gifts of God.

    I think of this scripture when I’m not sure how I’m going to get through the day, let alone get all 5 of my kids through it, too! It puts things into perspective and helps me remember that, even with all the tough times, it’s worth enduring so that I can be with my family forever. All I have to do is keep the commandments and love my family?? Makes my part seem easy.

    I also LOVE the song “I Feel My Savior’s Love”

    I feel my Savior’s love,
    In all the world around me
    His Spirit warms my soul
    Through everything I see
    He knows I will follow Him,
    Give all my life to Him
    I feel my Savior’s love
    The love He freely gives me.

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  10. My grandmother has always been an inspiration to me. Last year, I made a surprise visit to her and my grandfather (we rarely get to see each other since my family has always lived on the west coast/pacific islands and they are in Tennessee).

    At the end of my visit, she gave me her bible. While this was so very special in itself, on the inside cover she noted the scripture Pslam 91:11, which reads,

    “For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.”

    Especially this past year, I have been coming back to this passage for strength and the reminder that although I may feel alone, there is always someone there to watch over me.

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  11. I love Doctrine & Covenants 14:7.
    And, if you keep the commandments and endure to the end you shall have eternal life, which gift is the greatest of all the gifts of God.

    This always helps me remember what my goal is- to be with my family forever. Not much is asked of me- keep the commandments and love my kids and my husband. I can do that!

    I also love the song “I Feel My Savior’s Love”.

    I feel my Savior’s love,
    In all the world around me
    His Spirit warms my soul
    Through everything I see
    He knows I will follow Him,
    Give all my life to Him
    I feel my Savior’s love
    The love He freely gives me.

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  12. Alright I can’t pick just one. I’ve got two.

    “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I’ll try again tomorrow” M.A. Radmacher

    And a song… Wash Away, sung by Joe Purdy

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  13. I like:

    Have patience, everything is difficult before it is easy.
    -Saadi
    AND

    You have a future that is in the best of hands. Plan accordingly.
    -Anonymous

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  14. This is a lovely necklace!! My favorite scripture to look to in times of stress is “There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” Romans 8:1. I am really sensitive to criticism especially when Im already down.

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  15. Two that get me through my darkest infertility days:

    Jesus, Savior, Pilot me

    and

    Hard as things seem today, they will better in the next day.

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  16. Wow, what a wonderful and inspirational giveaway. One of the hymns which always touches me and which plays through my head quite frequently is “I Surrender All”.

    All to Jesus I surrender;
    all to him I freely give;
    I will ever love and trust him,
    in his presence daily live.
    I surrender all, I surrender all,
    all to thee, my blessed Savior,
    I surrender all.

    Just the first verse, but the rest can easily be Googled!

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  20. Since we’re trying to adopt (and have had two failed attempts this year…), I really like the back-story here. What I’ve been trying to remind myself through the tough times is: “Life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans.” One day I’m sure that everything that has happened will make sense…

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  21. Sing when the shadows fall, for in time the sun will shine again.

    I found this quote after my boyfriend’s mom died. She was a very special woman who thought the world of me. I wish I could’ve done more for her.

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  24. It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he enables me to stand on the heights. He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. You give me your shield of victory, and your right hand sustains me; you stoop down to make me great. You broaden the path beneath me, so that my ankles do not turn.
    Psalm 18:32-36

    I had to write this down and look at it every day when I wa in the hospital while placing my son. Now that I’m attempting to get contact from my son’s adoptive parents, this is the one part of scripture that reminds me that no matter how empty I am, I will never be truly alone.

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  25. When I can’t fall asleep, or when my daughter is crying and won’t stop (and I’m close to losing m patience), or I need a soft, sweet song to sing to her, I sing “I Am a Child of God”.

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  26. john 16:15
    ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you and ordained you.i am very blessed to be the birthmother of a very very special boy. out of all the women throughout time that wonderful spirit trusted me to find his family and deliver him safely to them. my heart still trembles to think of the faith that those on the other side have for me and how much they believe in me. it brings me so much peace strength and inspiration. I had one of those scripture a day calendars and this was the scripture for the day he was born.

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  28. I’m not crazy enough to believe that I can get through anything on my own….
    “Lead me to the rock that is higher than I, for you have been my refuge, a stong tower against the enemy.” Psalm 61:2-3

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  30. Mine’s a bit non-traditional. But ever since I read ‘Shawshank Redemption’ I loved what Andy Dufrense said to Red. “Hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies.”

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  32. “Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road broad that leads to destruction, and those who enter through it are many. How narrow the gate and constricted the road that leads to life. And those who find it are few.” Matthew 7

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  33. “There is no eternal joy … & no eternal sadness.” Something like that. It was written on a card I once received & it has helped me when things were rough.

    Thanks for everything, & please heal …

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  36. “This to Shall Pass”

    I don’t know who said it, where it was first quoted, etc., but I know that I have said it more times then I can count, (sometimes through streaming tears).

    PS.It always does.

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  37. “This too Shall Pass”

    I don’t know who said it, where it was first quoted, etc., but I know that I have said it more times then I can count, (sometimes through streaming tears).

    PS.It always does.

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  40. My fav verse is Psalm 23:1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

    Thanks for the chance to win a beautiful hope necklace!

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  43. My favorite quote, the one I say to myself when things aren’t going well is, “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning”. It helps to remind me that, no matter how bad things seem, there is always reason to hope.

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  44. Instead of couting to 10, I often find myself saying the serenity prayer when my kids have me at the end of my rope. I remind myself that they are children and often times children are a challenge but their intentions are never hateful.
    When life seems to overwhelm me. I remember Psalms 46:10. “Be still and know that I am God.” I am one who forgets often to “Be still” and it’s effective at giving me pause to better hear what God is truly asking of me.

    It’s a beautiful necklace…and I am most thankful for this post because I think I will likely do most of my Christmas shopping here.

    Thanks, Casey. May God and your faith help you through these tough times.

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  45. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11

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  46. I love in D&C, which is the section for Emma Smith, section 25 verse 12. It says, “For my soul delighteth in the song of the heart; yea, the song of the righteous is a prayer unto me, and it shall be answered with a blessing upon their heads. I love music and my patriachal blessing talks about music. That is why I love this! Plus, music is just calming and can remind us fo what is important.

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  47. This song by Jewel has always gotten me through my hard times:

    “If I could tell the world just one thing
    It would be, we’re all okay
    And not to worry
    ‘Cause worry is wasteful and useless
    In times like these

    I won’t be made useless
    Won’t be idle with despair
    I will gather myself around my faith
    For light does the darkness most fear

    My hands are small I know
    But they’re not yours, they are my own
    But they’re not yours, they are my own
    and I am never broken”

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  48. As you know, I am not an overly religious person. That doesn’t mean when things get tough I don’t try and ask for some help.

    And! Even though I’m not a member of a 12 step-program (yet), for some reason I always recite the Serenity Prayer.

    God grant me the serenity
    To accept the things I cannot change;
    Courage to change the things I can;
    And wisdom to know the difference.

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  49. Those are beautiful necklaces! One of my favorite quotes is:

    “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.”
    Albert Einstein

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  50. My all time favorite hymn is Amazing Grace. I love this song. Every time I hear or sing it, it reminds me of my Grandmother. Thank you for this nice giveaway.

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