The Igniting Hope Blog

The Art of a Faster Comeback By Steve Backlund I don’t live in constant emotional euphoria. My goal is this to make my low places higher and not stay there as long. I want to bounce back quicker than I used to. It is called resilience. Resilience is the ability to withstand, adapt to, and recover quickly from adversity, trauma, or significant change. People of hope bounce back faster, not because they avoid difficulty, but because they interpret and respond to life different

I Did Not Expect That to Happen By Steve Backlund There are moments in life (both personally and in society) when we find ourselves saying, “I did not expect that to happen.” It could be a diagnosis that comes out of nowhere, a relationship shifts suddenly, a leader falls, a war breaks out, an election that surprises us, or an economy shakes. Unexpected events have a way of exposing what we truly believe about God, ourselves, and the future. The unexpected is not a sign that

Healing From Grief With Hope Guest Blog by Cyndi Barber We are blessed to have Cyndi share on the topic of grief. She has been a good friend of the Backlunds; they have ministered much together through the years. They highly recommend her ministry. Grief doesn’t always look like we expect it to. Sometimes it comes in loud, messy waves. Other times, it hides quietly beneath the surface, disguised as strength, numbness, or survival. When I was nine years old and my dad died by