Category Archives: Vicki Hinze

THIS SEASON TOO SHALL PASS by Vicki Hinze

  This season too shall pass.  It might pass like a kidney stone, but it will pass.”   I spotted the quote above on an unattributed, social media meme.  It was the perfect meme for me at that moment. Seeing it … Continue reading

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LET YOUR INNER LION ROAR by Vicki Hinze

In 2019, I wrote an article about feeling vulnerable and standing up for what you believe is right.  Here is a copy of it: FEELING SMALL AND STANDING UP by Vicki Hinze When your inner lion is roaring, it’s easy … Continue reading

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Why We Forgive by Vicki Hinze

  We’ve all been wronged, and we’ve all wronged.  One would think that would make the art of forgiveness easier, and yet it is something most still resist.  We tend to remember every infraction against us, but to forget every … Continue reading

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When You Win and Lose… Grace by Vicki Hinze

  During the course of a lifetime, we all win some and lose some.  That is the nature of competition and the nature of life.  Learn to do both—to win and to lose—with dignity, respecting yourself, others and the competition. … Continue reading

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Is the Death of a Dream Really the Death of a Dream? by Vicki Hinze

  We begin with a dream.  It might be a pipe dream to some, a lofty one to others, but to us it is a vision, and we create it from desire.   That desire is often seated in purpose.  … Continue reading

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When You Have a Bad Day by Vicki Hinze

Everyone has bad days.  It’s a rare individual who can live a life and escape at least one bad day.   Yet we face them in different ways.  Some have a pity party.  Some phone a friend or their spouse … Continue reading

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LENT IS BEYOND SPECIAL by Vicki Hinze

  Lent 2025 started March 5th and continued for the next six weeks, ending April 17th  (Holy Thursday for Catholics) and April 19th (the day before Easter) for other Christians. Lent is a special time for all Christians.  It’s a … Continue reading

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Human-Trafficking Awareness by Vicki Hinze

  In 2018, I wrote an article on Human-Trafficking Awareness.  Back then, it wasn’t on many people’s radars.  Today, word of it is more prevalent but because the topic is so distasteful, many turn their heads and ignore it.  We … Continue reading

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RANDOM THOUGHTS OF NOT ENOUGH by Vicki Hinze

I’m in a “random thoughts” kind of mood this morning, and I hope you’ll indulge me so we can discover where this leads together. I’ve been thinking about helping others and when it is good and when it is not.  … Continue reading

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Walking Another’s Path by Vicki Hinze

  One of the hardest things a parent can experience is watching their child go through life, and—boom!—you see trouble ahead unless they change paths. If the child is young, you guide them, counsel them, direct them away from danger or … Continue reading

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A God of Second Chances by Vicki Hinze

  The Bible is full of cases where God proved He was the God of second chances.  He created us, knows our every wound and scar, and all that leads us to make mistakes.  It is by forgiveness and grace … Continue reading

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Prayer and the 72-Hour Rule by Vicki Hinze

  This question comes in all the time, so it is time for a bit of discussion…  How do we stay above the fray of false accusations and attempts to deceive?  I don’t know it all.  I can share my … Continue reading

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Priorities by Vicki Hinze

  “For in Him we live, and move, and have our being.” Acts 17:28 I read that verse, tried to skim over it, thinking I’d grasped its significance, and something pulled me back to it three times. Finally, I got … Continue reading

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Seeking Peace by Vicki Hinze

  Whether in a relationship, in a job, or in life, true peace is often elusive.  We chase it, we pray for it, we yearn for it, and at times we glimpse it, yet largely peace escapes us. Why is … Continue reading

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View Through a Prism by Vicki Hinze

We all view life and events through a prism that has many facets.  Our beliefs, our experiences, what we are taught and accept as truth, and what we choose to see—and not to see. We can’t be wholly objective about … Continue reading

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