I am usually a glass half full kind of person. I find joy in the little things. It doesn’t take much to make me laugh. I delight in the ordinary. So, it took me by surprise when I didn't have an answer to my husband's question: What are you looking forward to today?

What is your focus while you're waiting? Are you waiting with hope?

Longing is not the same as anticipation. It matters how we wait.

I thought I knew what hope was, but I’m not sure I ever took the time to truly get acquainted with hope.