Authentic Hope provides living encouragement to those who have experienced or are currently experiencing difficult times and events.This is our family's story, and I share it to encourage you. My desire is that you take the most difficult of circumstances and experience God's presence through them.The strength that comes from a vibrant relationship with God has seen me and my family through the hardest of times, confronting drug abuse and dealing with cancer.We have learned that God's presence is often best seen when life appears to have handed us the toughest of times. It is then that a relationship with Him encourages and lifts us up. It is true: God's positive involvement with us can best be seen when we have to deal with some of the profound negatives that life can dish out. As you read and relate, please be reminded that while here on earth we may not know all the answers in the timelines we desire, however, we can have confidence in God's provision because we trust Him "No Matter What.

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