Finding God in all things.

Welcome to Abundant Joy Wellness!  I'm Hope Stockman, wife, mom, Spiritual Director, whole-body wellness guide and most importantly life long pilgrim with Jesus,  .  I grew up ion a small farm in the beautiful rural town of Frederick, Maryland.  I have lived most of my adult life outisde of the Uniited States in China, Denmark and Belgium. I've lived the last seven years in Tervuren, Belgium just outside Brussels.

I'm passionate about sharing God's love, hope, healing, freedom and joy with everyone.  Abundant Joy Wellness was created as a safe place which offers spaces to nourish and nurture your whole-self, mind-body-soul, individually or in small groups..

I have always had a heart for helping others in their search for hope and healing which led me to initially pursue an education and career in social work and law working as an Assistant State's Attorney in the criminal and social justice systems of Maryland for many years.  As life unfolded, I trained as a Christ centered wellness and fitness instructor and have served with several International ministries offering whole-body wellness and soul care ever since.   I completed my certification in Spiritual Direction with the Sustainable Faith in Amsterdam, Netherlands.and my continued training in accompanying individuals and groups through the Spiritual Exercises shortly as well.  

As a  Spiritual Director and whole-body wellness guide,  I walk along side of you in your journey of faith, helping you notice and respond to God's invitations for a deeper relationship and to discover and discern how to live with holiness and wholeness.   

I enjoy offering spiritual direction and supervision for spiritual directors, and accompanying others in the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius.  I host online and in person retreats related to prayer, spiritual formation, and whole-body wellness tending to our lives with God , with ourselves and with others .

We all have our own life journey to live with twists and turns, wandering places, shadow filled valleys, glorious mountain tops and sun-kissed meadows.. God is with us in it all!   And it is good to have someone to walk along side us to notice and discern the way of proceeding.

I have learned that following God’s path offers us a life of surprises and adventure, heartache, suffering and deep abiding joy.   God's path is hardly ever the shortest distance between two points and usually takes longer than we expect.   Yet, no matter where we are on the path, God looks at us with love and invites us to live with freedom and joy..  Our part is to breath deeply, lean in, hold God's hand and put one foot in front of the other.  

I can confidently declare the truth of Psalm 16:11 that in God’s Presence there is fullness of joy and at His right hand are pleasures forevermore.  My sincere prayer is that you will experience the truth of this promise in your life as well.

With Joy,

Hope.