“Our individual lives can be overwhelmed with hopelessness, but there is a God, and He truly loves us and offers us real hope. Without God, there is no hope, but with Him there is a solid hope that can serve as an anchor of the soul, both sure, steadfast and strong” …….(Hebrews 6:19).

  • When Hope Feels Lost – Faith Is the Anchor

    When Hope Feels Lost – Faith Is the Anchor

    There is a difference between hope and faith. Hope is the longing.Faith is the foundation. Scripture tells us in Proverbs 13:12 that “hope deferred makes the heart sick.” Anyone who has waited — for change, for healing, for restoration, for love — understands this kind of grieving and heartbreak. It…

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  • Sound of Silence

    Sound of Silence

    Scripture Focus: “The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.”— Psalms 34:18 There is a particular ache that comes when the person you are closest to emotionally pulls away and stops speaking.No argument.No explanation.Just distance. Cold and calculated. Silence can make you question your worth,…

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  • “Oh, Grow Up!”

    “Oh, Grow Up!”

    Like most people, I usually start off the New Year with my list of resolutions. You know the typical, lose weight, eat better, blah, blah blah, but this year, when I look back at 2025, all I could hear was the word, immature! Who me? Immature? Yes, if I’m truly…

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  • Planting Seeds

    Planting Seeds

    Maybe you’re like me, I delight in the beauty of flowers and how they adorn my window boxes and landscaping around my home but would never think of growing them from seeds. Oh heck no! My impatience, no pun intended, wants the full bloom, fragrance and beauty of those flowers…

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  • Love to “Fight”

    Love to “Fight”

    Ask anyone that knows me and they’ll tell you I’m a fighter. Not in the terms of physical confrontations, but not being intimidated when faced with a challenge. Although this is core to my personality, I find too often I am left in a heap of tears, tissues and ice…

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  • The Power of “Yet”

    “Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.” Psalm 42:11 It only takes a moment for the feeling of hopelessness to take hold of my heart. A harsh word from my…

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I’m Marie

Welcome to “Hope for the Hopeless Wife” Daily Devotional

After years of trying to fix my broken marriage in my own strength, I have returned to the author of love – Jesus.

May these devotions reach into the hidden places of your heart, bringing hope and healing that only His living Word can give.

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