Grown in Faith

Photo By: Erin Fitts-Brower In my Bible, there is a special bookmark. It carries my grandpa’s face, his obituary on one side, and a poem I wrote for him after he passed on the other. Every time I open my Bible, I see that bookmark and I think of him. His smile, his sweetness, his…

Do you ever just sit back and look at your life and think, “Wow, God is good!” Often times we get so used to what we have, we don’t stop enough to thank God for it. To really realize all that we have been given. As though our life and anything good in it, is…

If I could be like Jesus, if I could love like Him If I could be perfect, my soul without sin If I could be filled with kindness always on display If I always walked in His way If I could always have wisdom to be said If always love is what I chose instead…

Friend, confession, sometimes I need to spend more time thinking before speaking. Whether I’m upset, angry, or just too overly excited. I am an emotional person and I feel things big. Thinking before speaking is something that I need to always be conscientious about. It can be hard; I am the first to admit that.…

When fear seems to trouble my mind Peace in prayer is what I find When my soul needs comfort and needs rest In His word, is what I need best When things are uncertain, what is known Is the love of our Savior, which has been shown Walking along this life, in which we trod…

Another exciting game of baseball! The batter walks up to bat. He positions himself to swing, the pitcher throws the ball. “Strike”, the umpire yells! “No way, that totally looks like a ball,” I say to myself. Though what the umpire calls, is what it is, even if it isn’t. I want to be frustrated…

I walked through a garden, where nature had overgrown Leaving flowers everywhere, all to be shown Ivy and leaves and insects too Growing and thriving, some of them new The sun shined in the sky, revealing more to be seen What a beautiful, lovely, glorious, scene I bent down to look at a bumblebee God…

God is so detailed oriented and intentional in His design for creation. From the human body and its complexities, to the small birds that can miraculously fly in the bitter cold winters, to the intricate details of a flower, to the sun, moon, sky and the universe in general. He truly is the greatest artist,…

I read something today about a man, when he was a teenager, had made a poor choice. He went to a party, decided to get drunk, and found himself in a morally compromising place. He called his mom to get him, as he knew that he needed to get out of that situation. His mom…

250 years of freedom. Wow, that’s incredible! I think we take that for granted here in the United States. Though what a privilege it is to have so many freedoms. Though the best freedom is our freedom with our faith. The fact that we can openly give God the praise He deserves. We can spend…