Hey y’all…Hope here with another one of my Hopeservations and this one is straight from the HEART… As of July 15, 2019, I am officially 23 days from the start of my 26th year in[…]
Author: Hope Elizabeth Dutton
Don’t Call it a Dream, Call it a GOAL!
“Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is[…]
I’ve Got Beach Sand Stuck In My Soul
Hi y’all – Hope here with another one of my Hopeservations! “I’ve got beach sand stuck in my soul.” This thought actually occurred to me a couple months ago when I ran across a[…]
Gratitude From a Southern Latitude
“Cultivate the habit of being grateful.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Hey y’all, Hope here…another day & another Hopeservation, only this one is about a topic that I hold very near and dear to my heart[…]
WHAT DO OUR BOYS NEED TO HEAR?
Boys. They come in all shapes and sizes. Some are neat and deep-thinking, or clumsy, loud and messy. Some are seemingly clueless to the world around them, while others appear fully aware. My boy stands[…]
Relax, Renew, Repeat
Some teacher’s count down the last few days of school, some even count from the beginning of the year. It’s cool, to each their own yet I have never been a counter. It’s not in[…]
Who’s Ready for Summer?
Okay people this is off my typical Hopeservation topics but that is what’s great about Hopeservations, it can really be an observation about ANY’thing and the thing I’m observing right about now is giving a[…]
What’s The Matter with Pondering What Matters
Yeah…so it’s no secret I love take out Chinese! Terrible but true. Oddly enough, one of the things I love most about getting take out Chinese is the little fortune cookies at the bottom of[…]
Hopeservations & Pura Vida Volleyball Come Together
WELCOME TO THE TEAM! Who doesn’t love a welcome like that when you get your first fun package of GOODIES from an amazing company? In this case, the company happens to be PURA VIDA VOLLEYBALL![…]
Then & Now
“Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.” meaning, “The more things change, the more they remain the same.” – Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr It’s so true, as much as life marches on in change, somethings[…]