Grown in Faith

When I was a young girl, my dad was involved in a pretty bad car crash. He had been working a lot of hours, it was third shift, and he was consumed by exhaustion. Although he didn’t realize just how much so. He had been coming home from work, it was a little bit of…

We live in a world that places more precedence on education level, IQ, and societal position. Though not near enough on wisdom. Or some will call themselves wise in their own worldly eyes, and not base it off of Biblical and godly wisdom. There is a major difference between the two. You can be called…

If only we got that excited with hands waved up in the air What if we got that excited, praising God everywhere The stadiums sing For their favorite team Though are we praising God for everything The stars walk in and people praise their name They idolize and act like them and God are the…

When I was a little girl, my mom owned a cleaning business. At this time, she cleaned houses.  Sometimes she’d be given permission to bring me along. I was an unusual kid and actually enjoyed going with. I liked the extra time with my mom and being told what a good job I did. For…

There will always be someone better at something then you, prettier, smarter, wiser, funnier, more talented, more wealthy. The list goes on. For even if we thought we were the best at something, we are all gifted differently to different levels and everyone has a different opinion as well. I may look at a rose…

The soft hit of a long stick as it hits the backboard could be heard throughout. Standing there boldly a young blind boy holds a basketball in his hands. Friends sit in the bleachers quietly rooting for him, as the room stands almost still. The only audible sound is the tapping of the long stick.…

Matchbox cars, stuffed animals and little toys of various sorts. So many toys where my children played pretend. Sometimes I miss those days. Though now many of their toys are tucked up in the attic, maybe for someday when they have children of their own. When they were little time seemed to last a little…

Heavy is the load that we carry When we try on our own Oh, how weary When self-reliance is what we do Instead of going to God To help get us through Like an anthem we like to sing I can do it, I’ll get through it Instead of trusting Him who can do all…