Grown in Faith

This world is not my home I’m just a stranger passing through Until the trumpet sounds I’ll be traveling here with you Every day is survival As I navigate this place Learning more about the King Until I see His face I will wait patiently As I take my blessings in Appreciating the good Through…

Whatever you decide to do my friend, do it intentional. Put forth your best effort and be all in. This can be multiple things at once sometimes; spouse, kids, gifts, job, school, sport, or whatever God has put in your life and in your heart. Most importantly, however, we must have our faith intentional. Not…

There are these certain special photographers that venture out to different places and take pictures of random people. Usually, the people they choose are not ones to the world’s standards of model appearance. People we would least expect to be photographed. Yet, these photographers catch the beauty of the strangers behind their lens. Their wrinkles,…

There are some days in our lives that just stand out above the rest. These may be good days, or bad days. If you are like most of us; a mix of both. The good days are the ones that bring our hearts joy, long after the moment has passed. The place where it becomes…

A little girl shrieks from delight over a Bible that is gifted to her. She cries tears of joy and I cry with her at the beauty of it all. To be that excited about a Bible, how wonderful that is! Often, we do not get excited about the greatest true story ever written. A…

This world is not our home It is a temporary place As we learn the best we can We try to keep the pace This is not our forever here It is but a short journey Nothing will compare To Heaven up above All the good we do have Is from His grace and love…

If you do not want to be a part of the problem, then do not join in. Joining in another’s chaos, only sucks you into their mess. Making things even messier. It is always best to be the bigger person and not add to it. If it is a problem that needs to be addressed,…

Friend, do you like puzzles? I enjoy them; although, I am not very good at them. My youngest son enjoys them and does quite well with them. Some people just seem to have a knack for making the pieces fit. Friend, that got me thinking about life. There are people that seem to just have…

We live in a world that is hungry for true fulfillment, yet, many try to feed their hearts the worlds poison. They will say that their hungry, yet, their eating the candy and not the fruit. It is at times easy to feed on the worlds pleasure, instead of the of the fruit of the…

Friend, have you ever had an active day outside and found yourself incredibly thirsty? Then, when you are given something to quench your thirst, you gulp it down and pure joy seems to come upon you. Your thirst is quenched, your body cools and begins to relax and your strength gets renewed. Life is like…