Grown in Faith

The other day, I didn’t want to. I didn’t want to get out of bed. I didn’t want to go get groceries. I didn’t want to do housework. I just wanted to have a lazy day. Although I knew, things had to get done. I felt God encouraging me to get up. So, somewhat reluctantly,…

There’s a painting that hangs on our wall. It was one that I painted for my husband after we miscarried our baby. It shows my husband and I and our baby, shown as a toddler, walking hand in hand towards what could be described as heaven. I’m not the best painter by any means, although…

Spoiled milk. Yup, that was the case recently. Fortunately, no one got sick, praise God! However, I had made some food for my husband’s work lunch, using this milk, that had gone bad. I did not realize this until my husband had already left for work with the lunch I had packed him. I had…

Recently, a young boy was attacked by a shark. He was saved due to the quick and selfless actions of his older brother. By God’s goodness, the boy attacked is expected to make a full recovery and his brother was unharmed. I can only imagine the level of gratitude his parents feel toward their son…

I encountered someone recently that really had me work on my level of grace and how to hold my tongue. This individual I think enjoyed the sound of their voice and thought quite highly of themselves. Ultimately, I let them talk and politely walked away from the conversation as soon as the opportunity arose. I…

After being gone for a bit, when I got home, my dog eagerly jumped around, crying with excitement. I was home and she was so happy about it! I love walking in the door and being greeted with so much love and excitement. I picked her up in my arms and gave her attention. It…

It is always so discouraging when what could be a good song, is ruined with bad lyrics. You know the ones where the song has incredible potential and the sound is good and then, it happens. Something in the song goes against our faith. This happened to me recently. Part of the lyrics were so…

Your hair is too thin, your hair is too thick So easily insults come so swift and so quick Your hair is too curly, your hair is too straight Why does this have to be something we contemplate Your too short, your too tall We can’t seem to have it all Your too thin, your…

If we pay too much attention to the news, we can all too easily replace fear where trust in God should be. Media is filled with such negativity, agendas, things that try to separate us from God and His hope. We must be careful in our quest to keep up with the happenings of this…

Sometimes I just want to wrap my arms around my children as if my closeness will keep them safe at all times. Although I know this isn’t always the case and I surely cannot be everywhere with them, at all times. Though I know that God can and He can go, and He can do…