Grown in Faith

Where’s the brake, it’s going so fast I want to enjoy the scenery, make the moment last But with the ticking of the clock hand And the hourglasses sand Time swiftly passes by What remains is memories, and oh how the time did fly Babies become children, then teens, and then they’re grown Then we…

I am not entirely sure who quoted it, but it said, “Don’t forget to imagine the best-case scenario, too.” I needed to hear this. Recently, I had felt a little overwhelmed about a few things. I begin to allow my emotions to get too big and in fear, I started to get caught up in…

When I was a little girl, I had preconceived misconceptions on certain people of the world. I believed that doctors knew everything medically and could heal almost everything. I thought teachers were the smartest and knew everything academically. I believed that religious leaders were all good and safe, with all knowledge and wisdom. I thought…

He brings me yellow roses. He helps me with the dishes. He sings me songs of love, when I need it most. He reads the Bible to me, and listens patiently. He deals with all of my crazy moods and all my sometimes attitude. He sits beside me in a hospital bed, refusing to leave…

We had our day pretty mapped out. We thought we knew how it would go, and were looking forward to some special parts of it. Then, life unexpected. Though it wasn’t necessarily bad, it just was not what we had expected. Our day turned out different then we had planned. Sometimes life is like that.…

I watched a video recently of a bunch of different gymnasts, performing different moves. They were doing a great job, until the landing would come. These gymnasts almost falling badly to the ground below, if it weren’t for their incredible coaches, fully prepared to catch them. So many of these gymnasts performing all different moves,…

God looked out for me and my youngest son today. Really, everyone on the road with us. We were on our way home and very unexpectedly I had gotten a dizzy spell. I was behind the wheel. I had just turned the corner, not gained speed yet and was fortunately not going fast. I immediately…

In our yard, we have a yard sign that waves with the words, “Jesus loves you” on them. It was a gift from my best friend and it’s been up even all winter. It is somewhat smaller and attached to a small holder. Which makes what I am about to share with you, pretty awesome.…

Love is more than flowers, chocolates, and a card Love is unconditional, even when things are hard Love is through the good, love is through the bad Love is through the joy; love is through the sad It bears all things, it drives us through In all we say and all we do Without it…