Grown in Faith

There is an old beat-up bird house in our backyard. It has probably been there for ages, and it is just barely held together. But we leave it there anyway. The birds seem to love it! They don’t care if it is beaten up and falling apart. They are just happy to have a warm,…

We live in a world that can be so scripted It feels like it’s been encrypted We wonder what is true, what is a lie It can be hard to know, even if we try So much dishonesty, truth lacked When lies gets placed as fact The only way to know what is true Is…

We were not doing the best for timing, it was overly hot out, my husband and I were both over heated and a little cranky, and then it happened. Shortly before we had to leave somewhere, we had plumbing issues that left a mess for me to clean up. Great, just what I needed. My…

Life can make us feel like We are running far too fast We cling onto the next thing Then suddenly it’s the past So many things to do That fall upon our list We wonder in the busyness If something gets missed Sometimes we need to just breathe And go to God and pray And…

We just got a record player that we excitedly just purchased used. This is the kind that plays records, CDs, cassettes, Bluetooth and the radio. It was the records though that I bought it for, and it wouldn’t even play our record! I was so bummed, as we had been wanting to listen to our records…

I had some frustrating moments these last couple of days. You know the ones that make you say, “Did you see that God?” Yeah, He saw it. I have to remind myself of this at times; that God saw it. They will be held accountable in whatever way God knows is best. I know that…

As I sat on my front step the other day the warm spring wind blew on me, and I watched my dog wander about in our yard. Everything seemed peaceful and I just paused, and thanked God for everything in my life. Everything in my life has not been perfect and I know that life…

When I was a little girl, I had a special friend named Katie. Though I was very young and I don’t remember as much as I would like to, I know that she was a kind friend. I know that I didn’t care that she had down syndrome, I only saw a friend. Just like…

Photo By: Erin Fitts-Brower He will give us what we need He is always there Always right beside us With His love and care In all of our tomorrows Just as He does today He will guide us with His love And help us find our way He will hold us in the storms He…

My husband has seen the raw me. The unfiltered, no makeup, messy hair, messy clothes version of me. The part of me that ugly cries and sometimes falls apart as I reveal parts of my story and my heart that few or none know. The versions of me that are unwell or in pain. Yet,…