Grown in Faith

Everyone gathered, we talked and we prayed About her passing and His will that was made We grieved and we cried, we even laughed too The memories of her, and all she would do We talked about someday we will see her again That this is just temporary, though not the end The pastor did…

There are things I have come to find That love is the tide that makes it bind For even if one does disagree Love still keeps unity It says I won’t leave you, or let you go But when I disagree, I’ll let you know But I will still stay, through it all I’ll still…

I watched a video of a white man who was very racist. After spending some time in jail, he was released with the need for a parole officer. Well, because God knew what the man needed, the man was assigned someone he would not have initially picked. For this man was assigned a black woman…

Someone recently did something that not only was offensive and inappropriate to my husband and I, but to others as well. In my anger, I told my husband I wanted to throw a snowball at that person. Not enough to super hurt them, just pelt them good with a snowball. Then, my husband reminded me…

Recently, our car was stuck in our driveway from the recent snow fall. So as my husband took our other vehicle to work, I became determined to get our car freed from the snow. I bundled myself up in warm, winter, attire and went out with my shovel. I shoveled our whole driveway and throughout…

Did you ever have a time that really stands out to you, where you prayed super hard and God told you no? Then, later it was because God was saying yes to something way better? I sure have. Looking back at those times of disappointment, I now look back in praise. There was a time…

Yesterday we stopped to get our kids each their own little bag of donuts. I had bought our youngest son a new flavor in which he hadn’t had before. Although he gave it his best try, he didn’t care for it. He was polite about it. Although our oldest knew that his little brother liked…

I recently made some homemade broccoli cheddar cheese soup, using a recipe I hadn’t used before. One by one, I did each step; adding all the ingredients together. Then, it was time to let the soup warm up, the cheese to melt, and the soup to form the desired consistency. As I stood there waiting,…