If Holly hopes hard enough, can she get a good grade on her upcoming exam? In this story, Holly learns a hard truth: crossing your fingers and wishing for the best is not a path to much success. With guidance and support from her mom, Holly discovers that if she wants her dreams to come true, she has to have a different kind of hope. A HOPE that involves Hard work, Optimism, and Perseverance, so Eventually she can turn all her wishes into reality.

Learn to overcome trauma, adversity, and struggle by unleashing the science of hope in your daily life with this inspiring and informative guide. Hope is much more than wishful thinking. Science tells us that it is the most predictive indicator of well-being in a person’s life. Hope is measurable. It is malleable. And it changes lives. In Hope Rising, Casey Gwinn and Chan Hellman reveal the latest science of hope using nearly 2,000 published studies, including their own research. Based on their findings, they make an impassioned call for hope to be the focus not only of our personal lives, but of public policy for education, business, social services, and every part of society. Hope Rising provides a roadmap to measure hope in your life. It teaches you to assess what may have robbed you of hope, and then provides strategies to let your hope flourish once again. The authors challenge every reader to be honest about their own struggles and end the cycle of shame and blame related to trauma, illness, and abuse. These are important first steps toward increasing your Hope score—and thriving because of it.

When life unexpectedly shatters, it leaves layers of loss. We're left navigating a sea of emotions, unwanted change, and an unknown future all while wondering if we'll ever feel real joy again. In Life Can Be Good Again, discover how to lament what's been lost, brave the broken places, find your footing, and anchor your hope in God's character and promises to flourish. In this book, you will learn how to Depend on your unchanging God, knowing with confidence that it's the best way to live. Unmask your emotions and navigate your pain with God, who welcomes and understands them. Overcome paralyzing fears to move forward well with three scriptural steps. Your unexpected future may feel like Plan B, but it's God's purposeful Chapter Two for you as he reshapes your shattered heart. You need to know that you will not merely survive this, but that life will be good again!

Why do some people find and sustain hope during difficult circumstances, while others do not? What can we learn from those who do, and how is their example applicable to our own lives? The Anatomy of Hope is a journey of inspiring discovery, spanning some thirty years of Dr. Jerome Groopman’s practice, during which he encountered many extraordinary people and sought to answer these questions. This profound exploration begins when Groopman was a medical student, ignorant of the vital role of hope in patients’ lives–and it culminates in his remarkable quest to delineate a biology of hope. With appreciation for the human elements and the science, Groopman explains how to distinguish true hope from false hope–and how to gain an honest understanding of the reach and limits of this essential emotion.

If you could wish for a different life, would you? What if that life changed everything you thought was real?Adopted as a baby, Hazel Hayes has always been alone. She's never belonged anywhere--and has always yearned to know the truth about where she comes from. So when she receives three stunning, enchanted dresses--each with the power to grant one wish--Hazel wishes to know her mother. Transported to a time and place she couldn't have imagined, Hazel finds herself living an alternate life--a life with the mother she never knew. Over the course of one amazing, miraculous summer, Hazel finds her home, falls in love, and forms an unexpected friendship. But will her search to uncover her past forever alter her future?In the heart-pounding, luminous sequel to WISH, Alexandra Bullen asks the question: If you could wish for a new life . . . would you?

Life is composed of many seasons—not just the meteorological ones, but also the physical, emotional, and spiritual ones we journey through on the path of life. In Every Season: 101 Devotionals for the Journey, Pastor Alvin Frank takes readers through a variety of Old and New Testament scriptures that align not only with annual seasons but also with the expected (and unexpected) seasons of our lives. By focusing on themes such as love, salvation and the cross, redemption, and transformation, Pastor Frank encourages readers to navigate each season with hope and trust in the God who loves them intimately. Over the course of the 101 devotionals, readers will be challenged to have the faith of Nehemiah, the courage of Esther, and the mind of Christ. They’ll grow in their faith and knowledge of God as our Father, who is passionate in His love for us and never stops working on our behalf, even when we can’t see or feel it. Through it all, the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ acts as an anchor in every season of life. In Every Season meets readers where they are on their personal spiritual journeys, and the insights and reflections contained within its pages will help them take the next step closer to God. This inspirational devotional is ideal for both individual and group study, and will be a valuable companion in times of prayer and scripture study.

Angles on a Kingdom analyses changing attitudes towards East Anglia within early medieval England as revealed in several important literary texts.