Grown in Faith

She used some sort of clay to design this beautiful work of art. I was amazed at how talented she was with her gift. As I watched her mold and then paint this masterpiece, it was a reminder of how we are all gifted with each of our own special gifts. Everyone is, all of…

My husband and I were reading Proverbs in the Bible last night. We talked about how the Bible really doesn’t sugarcoat anything. As it really doesn’t. It doesn’t try to appease everyone or tiptoe around things. It’s pure, honest and tells it like it is. Though it does so from a place of protection, wisdom…

He didn’t judge me for not knowing.  He sat beside me so I would learn. Each step explaining to me, so I would understand. It is always a unique bonding experience when my husband and I work on our vehicles together. Although I’m not sure that I will ever be able to do the work…

Her name was Katie. She had down syndrome and she was a dear friend of mine in early elementary. We always played together at the park at recess. We’d swing on the swing set together. However, one day she just wasn’t there. From my understanding, she was taken to a different school to better accommodate…

I’m sitting in the waiting, trusting You got a plan Believing You are good, even if I don’t understand Holding onto You, as my faith begins to grow Lord, trusting Your word, as the Bible tells me so Clinging to hope Lord, in whatever comes my way Comfort in Your presence, that does always stay…

It is amazing as our children grow in their independence how we can feel both pride and fear simultaneously. How two different feelings can coincide so accurately. Recently our oldest son finished his last course of drivers training and will be driving on his own by the end of the month. One part of me…

I heard a Bible story, one of many years long past About a man named Noah and an ark that would last For as he prepared for a flood that soon would come Others laughed as though he’d come undone They thought he was crazy, so they didn’t follow his lead Refusal to believe, the…

When I was a teenager, I remember at times thinking I knew more than my mom. I wanted to do things my way and didn’t always act with wisdom. These days I call her, to get wisdom. It’s funny how age humbles us, life humbles us. Even during those times where I pushed her wisdom…

We live in an entitled world.  Recently at work we had a client that came in frustrated at us, because he wasn’t given a coupon. Though coupons are nice, we aren’t owed them. They are a blessing when we get them. There are also many people in our society who don’t want to work as…

Must we be so quick to judge So quick to assume and hold a grudge Why do we think we are better When we know not the things they weather Why do we criticize and be unkind Or choose to give a piece of our mind Why do we categorize what people matter more When…