Joy Practice in the New Year January 4, 2025

Dear Hope Friends,

Who knows what the weather is going to be tomorrow!? If there is a storm, please take caution when deciding whether or not leave your home - including volunteers, we'll go forward with whoever is present. We have confirmed that the parking lot will be cleared if/when it snows, the heat in the building works, and I'll be there!

Still, I'd love for you to join our new year conversation, "Joy Practice". This series is inspired and informed by the extremely popular Harvard University course on happiness created by Dr. Arthur Brooks. He approaches life satisfaction from a scientific perspective, and has turned that research into several best selling books, too. This is a series I've been interested to develop since I started reading Brooks in The Atlantic magazine. He has turned much of the content of his course into a book called, "Build the Life You Want", and now has a podcast and weekly blog.

We'll connect the Brooks' research to our lived own experiences and the ancient wisdom found in Scripture. Please join online or in-person!

In It With You, Jennie

P.S. Hope Wednesdays Pilot Program (Programming for Adults, Youth, and Kids!) starts January 15th 6-8pm
Monday Bible Study with Jennie Resumes January 6th
Rooted - Membership Information Monday January 27th at 7pm (right after Bible Study)