Grown in Faith

I have to remind myself that we do not love people because they love us. We love them because God loves us, all of us. There are times when we invest so much time in some people, and they may treat us like we do not matter. Sometimes it is nothing personal. Other times we…

The flag blows in the wind, people laugh freely and play Fireworks blare, as people cheer, on Independence Day What is freedom is answered by, what we see around The joyful noise of our freedom cry, victory in its sound What wars were fought, what blood was given From soldier’s love, is this life we’re…

Never underestimate the influence you have on others. Whether good or bad, we choose. How we live our lives and treat others does make a difference. We can choose to set poor examples or we can choose to live good lives and helping to bring others to God. Friend, we all make mistakes. Learning and…

If you feel like you can’t measure up to the stranger down the road Just do your best, be your best, let God carry the load The biggest critic that we have to fear Is the person looking at us in the mirror We don’t know others story and they don’t know ours It is…

I love that I do not have to explain myself to God. He knows all parts of me. He knows my intentions, my heart, my thoughts, and my mind. He knows me even better than I know myself! There are times in prayer, I just call out to Him. There are other times where I…

I love my children’s music choice. I do not worry about the songs that they choose to listen to. I hear their Christian music playing as they find comfort in not just the melodies, but the words. Friend, no one, especially children, should be listening to music that goes against God. Though some mainstream music…

Our once blue skies, are being overshadowed by clouds of grey. What almost looks like fog around us, are clouds of smoke that is left billowing in our direction. Wreaking havoc in our air, leaving us all longing to be outside again. Longing for that fresh, crisp air; that gives breath into our lungs. As…

Dear God, Sometimes life is uncertain. Though there is certainty in your love.  Sometimes life is busy. Yet, you calm our mind. Sometimes life is hard. Though, you add softness to our souls. Sometimes life is expensive. Yet, you meet all of our needs. Sometimes life is unexpected. Though you give us peace in it.…

I put my trust in the great King I put my faith, in who holds everything My hope resides in our Lord above I know He cares for me and deeply loves His mercy comes, always on time Through His grace, I have peace of mind That I am forgiven, this is true Oh, my…

I love the straight-forward pure honesty of children. They do not try to embellish, sugar-coat, or falsify. They just come out with what they want to say and tell it like it is. Somewhere through time, we seem to lose that sense of pureness. Though having tact is important, we often go the extreme of…