https://trishakeehn.com Living in the midst of gravity and grace. Biblical perspective for when life doesn't make sense. Fri, 02 Jan 2026 13:06:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 86883147 https://trishakeehn.com/how-to-find-hope-in-the-hard-things/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-find-hope-in-the-hard-things https://trishakeehn.com/how-to-find-hope-in-the-hard-things/#respond Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:52:50 +0000 Trisha Keehn https://trishakeehn.com/?p=10878 “Remember your promise to me; it is my only hope. Your promise revives me; it comforts me in all my troubles.” Psalms‬ ‭119‬:‭49‬-‭50‬ ‭NLT‬‬ When life feels hard, remembering God’s promises will give us the hope we need to keep going. These are not promises to the world. These are specific promises from our faithful […]

The post How to Find Hope In The Hard Things first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> “Remember your promise to me; it is my only hope. Your promise revives me; it comforts me in all my troubles.” Psalms‬ ‭119‬:‭49‬-‭50‬ ‭NLT‬‬ When life feels hard, remembering God’s promises will give us the hope we need to keep going. These are not promises to the world. These are specific promises from our faithful […]

The post How to Find Hope In The Hard Things first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> https://trishakeehn.com/how-to-find-hope-in-the-hard-things/feed/ 0 10878 https://trishakeehn.com/staying-hopeful-during-holiday-disappointment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=staying-hopeful-during-holiday-disappointment https://trishakeehn.com/staying-hopeful-during-holiday-disappointment/#respond Mon, 08 Dec 2025 11:47:41 +0000 Trisha Keehn https://trishakeehn.com/?p=10869 What is disappointing you? If nothing comes to mind yet, don’t worry, this month is still ripening with opportunities. When families and friends come together, expectations for the perfect Christmas gathering are set high which elevates the emotional letdown when things don’t go according to plan. If we aren’t gathering with friends and family, the […]

The post Staying Hopeful During Holiday Disappointment first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> What is disappointing you? If nothing comes to mind yet, don’t worry, this month is still ripening with opportunities. When families and friends come together, expectations for the perfect Christmas gathering are set high which elevates the emotional letdown when things don’t go according to plan. If we aren’t gathering with friends and family, the […]

The post Staying Hopeful During Holiday Disappointment first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> https://trishakeehn.com/staying-hopeful-during-holiday-disappointment/feed/ 0 10869 https://trishakeehn.com/how-do-we-know-that-we-know-god/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-do-we-know-that-we-know-god https://trishakeehn.com/how-do-we-know-that-we-know-god/#respond Fri, 05 Dec 2025 11:49:09 +0000 Trisha Keehn https://trishakeehn.com/?p=10860 I was reading 1 John this morning and something, perhaps very timely with the holidays in full force, captivated me. “But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love.” 1 John‬ ‭4‬:‭8‬ ‭NLT‬‬ It’s easy to brisk past this verse by tallying up all the people we love in our […]

The post How do we know that we know God? first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> I was reading 1 John this morning and something, perhaps very timely with the holidays in full force, captivated me. “But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love.” 1 John‬ ‭4‬:‭8‬ ‭NLT‬‬ It’s easy to brisk past this verse by tallying up all the people we love in our […]

The post How do we know that we know God? first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> https://trishakeehn.com/how-do-we-know-that-we-know-god/feed/ 0 10860 https://trishakeehn.com/the-source-of-hope-and-holiday-peace/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-source-of-hope-and-holiday-peace https://trishakeehn.com/the-source-of-hope-and-holiday-peace/#respond Tue, 02 Dec 2025 18:00:03 +0000 Trisha Keehn https://trishakeehn.com/?p=10849 “I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭15‬:‭13‬ NLT Is it swirling with craziness in your house, in your head, like it is in mine right […]

The post The Source of Hope and Holiday Peace first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> “I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭15‬:‭13‬ NLT Is it swirling with craziness in your house, in your head, like it is in mine right […]

The post The Source of Hope and Holiday Peace first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> https://trishakeehn.com/the-source-of-hope-and-holiday-peace/feed/ 0 10849 https://trishakeehn.com/the-miracle-of-god-with-us/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-miracle-of-god-with-us https://trishakeehn.com/the-miracle-of-god-with-us/#respond Sun, 25 Dec 2016 13:00:47 +0000 Trisha Keehn https://trishakeehn.com/?p=5081 His name is Jesus. Emmanuel. God with us. Eternity with God is here.  We can get stuck believing forever with God begins once we are buried. But I want to challenge you to see God with us, Emmanuel, today. When life’s burdens have you buried, God is reachable right where you are. You don’t have […]

The post The Miracle of God With Us first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> His name is Jesus. Emmanuel. God with us. Eternity with God is here.  We can get stuck believing forever with God begins once we are buried. But I want to challenge you to see God with us, Emmanuel, today. When life’s burdens have you buried, God is reachable right where you are. You don’t have […]

The post The Miracle of God With Us first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> https://trishakeehn.com/the-miracle-of-god-with-us/feed/ 0 5081 https://trishakeehn.com/warrior-on-in-the-wait/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=warrior-on-in-the-wait https://trishakeehn.com/warrior-on-in-the-wait/#respond Wed, 21 Dec 2016 23:36:35 +0000 Trisha Keehn https://trishakeehn.com/?p=5061 Waiting takes the most vulnerable parts of us and puts them to the test. In this place between the death of a dream and anticipating the arrival of a new one, is a battleground of learning how to trust God. Advent is all about waiting. We anticipate the arrival in these days leading up to […]

The post How to warrior on in the wait first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> Waiting takes the most vulnerable parts of us and puts them to the test. In this place between the death of a dream and anticipating the arrival of a new one, is a battleground of learning how to trust God. Advent is all about waiting. We anticipate the arrival in these days leading up to […]

The post How to warrior on in the wait first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> https://trishakeehn.com/warrior-on-in-the-wait/feed/ 0 5061 https://trishakeehn.com/faith-moves-you-forward/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=faith-moves-you-forward https://trishakeehn.com/faith-moves-you-forward/#respond Sat, 17 Dec 2016 14:56:46 +0000 Trisha Keehn https://trishakeehn.com/?p=5052 The holidays can bring the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. The pressure reveals the best and worst of our emotions. Depression. Anxiety. Loneliness. Worry. My therapist once told me that depression is living in the past without God and anxiety is living in the future without God. If worries have you wrapped […]

The post Faith is what will move you forward first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> The holidays can bring the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. The pressure reveals the best and worst of our emotions. Depression. Anxiety. Loneliness. Worry. My therapist once told me that depression is living in the past without God and anxiety is living in the future without God. If worries have you wrapped […]

The post Faith is what will move you forward first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> https://trishakeehn.com/faith-moves-you-forward/feed/ 0 5052 https://trishakeehn.com/surrender-in-the-season/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=surrender-in-the-season https://trishakeehn.com/surrender-in-the-season/#respond Fri, 16 Dec 2016 14:57:22 +0000 Trisha Keehn https://trishakeehn.com/?p=5038 Every November I declare, “this Christmas is going to be different.” Before December is here nearly every weekend in my calendar is scribbled with parties, baking, shopping, and holiday events. There’s little time left to plug in Christmas pictures, greeting cards, decorations, cookies, crafts, and that annual Jingle Bell Run. Why must it be this way […]

The post Is the most wonderful time of the year weighing you down? first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> Every November I declare, “this Christmas is going to be different.” Before December is here nearly every weekend in my calendar is scribbled with parties, baking, shopping, and holiday events. There’s little time left to plug in Christmas pictures, greeting cards, decorations, cookies, crafts, and that annual Jingle Bell Run. Why must it be this way […]

The post Is the most wonderful time of the year weighing you down? first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> https://trishakeehn.com/surrender-in-the-season/feed/ 0 5038 https://trishakeehn.com/do-you-have-joy-or-optimism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=do-you-have-joy-or-optimism https://trishakeehn.com/do-you-have-joy-or-optimism/#respond Thu, 15 Dec 2016 13:42:06 +0000 Trisha Keehn https://trishakeehn.com/?p=5035 Reality rarely looks like the resolutions or wish lists we write out. Between the lines, rejection will sting, stumbles can leave scars, dreams shatter and sorrow turns to tears. Sadly, we can waste years staying stuck in a moment. Optimism tells us things will be better tomorrow. Whether that happens or not, optimism cannot control […]

The post Do You Have Joy or Optimism first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> Reality rarely looks like the resolutions or wish lists we write out. Between the lines, rejection will sting, stumbles can leave scars, dreams shatter and sorrow turns to tears. Sadly, we can waste years staying stuck in a moment. Optimism tells us things will be better tomorrow. Whether that happens or not, optimism cannot control […]

The post Do You Have Joy or Optimism first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> https://trishakeehn.com/do-you-have-joy-or-optimism/feed/ 0 5035 https://trishakeehn.com/where-does-fear-come-from/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=where-does-fear-come-from https://trishakeehn.com/where-does-fear-come-from/#respond Fri, 09 Dec 2016 13:40:09 +0000 Trisha Keehn https://trishakeehn.com/?p=5013 Fear attacks us in the areas God wants to use us. Your greatest fears are platforms to step out in the faith that God has given you the power to overcome. Where you feel weak, is the opportunity to put the spotlight on God’s strength. Godly fear is out of reverence and love. It’s a […]

The post Fear is a platform for faith first appeared on Trisha Keehn.]]> Fear attacks us in the areas God wants to use us. Your greatest fears are platforms to step out in the faith that God has given you the power to overcome. Where you feel weak, is the opportunity to put the spotlight on God’s strength. Godly fear is out of reverence and love. It’s a […]

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