Tis The Season

Christmas is a time filled with great expectations. We expect that snow will fall on Christmas morning. We expect that Martha Stewart-esque gathering. We expect a gift from that special someone. And for many of us, we expect our lives to look a certain way. But what happens when life doesn't meet our expectations? How can we have hope in something bigger than what we want or dream? And how can that hope in something bigger really affect our lives-for the better?

Hope means trusting in a bigger picture, even if it's not the picture you envisioned.