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HOPE THE MAGAZINE

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WHAT’S YOUR “H”? Happiness-Health-Home Harmony-Honesty-Heart Habit-Hardship

HOME SWEET HOME Home is where your heart is.

FALL IN LOVE WITH HOPE See beauty in everything. 1

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Rom. 15:13 (NIV)

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SEARCH WITHIN PUBLISHING Founder and Editor-in-Chief Sidonie Walsh Managing Editor Kishanie Whyte Social Media Manager Kishanie Whyte Designer Sidonie Walsh Contributing Writers Sutanya Allen-Nix Michelle Brown-Sinclair Kathleen Denis-Frankenstein Michelle-Ann Doctor Marsha-Gaye Miles Renata Powell Sidonie Walsh Kishanie Whyte Contributing Photographers 1st Hope Model- Ganesha Photo 2nd Hope Model- Michelle- Ann Doctor Sidonie Walsh Publisher Search Within Publishing, LLC

HAVE A PIECE OF HOPE TO SHARE?

TAKE A SEAT ON THE HOPE BENCH! The ‘H’ issue is here! You can be a part of the upcoming O,P and E issues!

For more information on content submission, visit hopethemagazine.com or email hopethemagazine@gmail.com 4

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HIGHLIGHTS 07 10 12 16 20

I am Her Contributors Editor’s Note Fall in love with hope High Hopes

HEART OF THE MATTER 25 Honesty 28 Heart of Grace 36 Hard Truth 38 Where is your Happiness found?

HOME SWEET HOME 52 Home and Harmony 58 Home - Made 64 Home - Ties

HEALTH 42 Be Kind to Yourself 46 Habits of Hope

WISH YOU WERE... 67 Hair 71 Here again 75 Beyond the Horizon

FEATURES

17 Ellie Bee Bakery

28 Grace River Island Resort

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She prepares her bread in Summer

and gathers her food in harvest.

Prov. 6:8 ESV

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I AM HER Founder and Editor-in-Chief Sidonie Walsh

elcome to HOPE! What a blessing it is to be alive, having the opportunity to live out the possibilities and purpose of our lives. I’m so excited about this HOPE adventure that we are embarking on. The best part is that we are in it together. I promise you will see yourself and how you fit in; I am her, but so are you! We strive to inspire women to embody hope (which is only lasting through God), follow their own path, seek beauty in the ordinary and stay present and re-energized, while on the path of living a purpose-filled life! Many of us have lived, at some point, without hope. Yet we survive each day and live the best we know how, making the “norm” a tolerable place to be. We dream within reach and we say, “I hope...” passively, just taking whatever the universe sends our way, without actively declaring and setting in motion practices and positive intentions to get the most out of life. We are marveled at how God was attentive to our every need during our fall and how faithful He was to give us strength to rise again. We see and feel things differently on the way back on our feet, and almost like everything

dormant was shaken inside of us. We have this unleveled weight– made up of our dreams and promises from God, just ready to be unleashed! Now we see through new lenses and are reimagined

women, wanting to push out of ourselves, the essence of whom God has called us to be every day. If something is in you, God has placed it there for a reason. Instead of constantly asking for new things, let us search and reach within– everything is already inside! We are women who juggle all that life throws at us with dignity and grace. We are determined to not just exist in this world but to truly bask in the goodness from God that is all around us. It doesn’t stop there though; we are creators, dreamers, believers– and we desire to be the very best versions of ourselves. Nothing less will do! If you are that woman or want to become her, join us on this journey as we dissect hope, to bring to light new life and possibilities. See how our stories, our struggles, our successes, and our dreams (no matter what they are) when infused with hope can bring inspiration and fulfillment. Come along for the ride and hold on tight because your heart and mind will open up and you will be inspired to realize all the gifts and dreams that God has given to you, and in turn, be transformed into the vessel that Christ envisioned. Let’s dream, create, discover, share and enlighten each other to live our best lives. Where there is hope, there is life, so let us add some hope and live so well that no one could do better! HOPE The Magazine is written for and by women just like you, so reach out if you have a story to share and you too can help to spread hope.

Search and reach within– everything is already inside! 8

WHERE THERE IS HOPE, THERE IS LIFE, SO LET US ADD SOME HOPE AND LIVE SO WELL THAT NO ONE COULD DO BETTER!

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Under every bloom sits a glimmering HOPE

~Sidonie 9

We asked our

HOPE-Filled Contributors

God is within her, she will not fail ~ Psalm 46:5 NIV

“What super powers did you activate this past year?” "I activated my pliability powers. I had to stretch to take on all my roles. I realized I had more strength than I even knew."

"My superpowers are being a mom and a fantastic chef...at least my kids think I am."

Michelle-Ann Doctor Writer: Be Kind to Yourself

Sutanya Allen-Nix Writer: Home-Ties, Food=Home

"I activated my skill of organization and planning to benefit my love ones.”

"I once again activated my power to make hard decisions. Through this I had the opportunity to prove the greatness of God."

Renata Powell Writer: Home and Harmony

"My super power is being a FLEXITARIAN: I eat 80% plant based & inspire others through my simple, easy & delicious creations. That 20% is left for the "FLEX", because sometimes we need a little fish & maybe some wings too." Marsha-Gaye Miles Writer: Habits of Hope

Michelle Brown-Sinclair Writer: Hard Truth

“I’ve activated my capacity to love by truly allowing myself to experience and bask in God’s amazing, healing love. That experience expanded my ability to love others beyond what I could have ever imagined.” Kathleen Denis-Frankenstein Writer: Where is your happiness found?

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HOPE Editorial Team

"This year I turned on my survival glow mode. The realization that I'm a child of God, so all my needs are met allowed my glow to brighten, highlighting each moment as one to be thankful for and celebrated." Sidonie Walsh Founder and Editor-in-Chief

"I reactivated my propensity for dreaming in the face of adversity, clinging to hope in turbulence and surrendering everything in faith, in complete darkness." Kishanie Whyte Managing Editor

A NOTE FROM OUR MANAGING EDITOR

WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER! t is with elation that I welcome you to the first issue of Hope the Magazine! Honestly, it is also with a sprinkle of pride. One of the many dreams of Hopes’ creator, Sidonie Walsh, this issue and the ones to come were curated for the bold, resilient, God-centered woman in the prime of her life, juggling many hats and in need of an honest, relatable space to reflect. The space we needed is the space we created and there is room for you. HOPE Springs

Settling into this season of newness and possibilities is exciting. I have lists of long and shortterm goals: like finally finishing guitar lessons and writing that letter to a dear friend half-way across the world. But at the top of that list is the desire to nurture my relationship with God, from whom all good things come and who has asked us to remain steadfast and hopeful. We are called to trust God and expect that His promises and faithfulness will manifest in our lives with every new day. Hope is Community What are we without community? Without solidarity? Disjointed, lonely wanderers piecing fragments together, wondering if the mirror reflects the same image to anyone else. This is why we created Hope the Magazine. Hope stories are your stories, told by women who have lived and are living through any season of life you are in. Our articles on Home-ties, Hair and Heart will help you plan dinner, your new hairstyle, reflect, and find hope. This issue, the ‘H’ issue, has an ‘H’ for everyone; laugh, cry and celebrate with us as you ask yourself "What’s my H"?. We are the wells from which hope springs, let's spread hope together. ‘Walk good’ Kishanie

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Since we have such hope, we are very bold. 2 Corinthians 3:12 ESV