Grown in Faith

There’s an empty seat where you would be Though you are there in memory I think about you, every now and then And I look forward to seeing you again There’s a laugh that’s missing at family get togethers We think when we’re young, we’ll have everyone forever But time moves on and eventually our…

Please don’t be a strangerPlease let Me be your friendPlease don’t fear the dangerIts Me you can dependPlease don’t blame MeFor this worlds demiseI’ve given you all you needWith hope supplied Child, My childIts you I call My ownSo come to your FatherWhere grace is shoneWalk with MeFor My steps will guideYour path forwardI’ll be…

I watched a video of a woman who was very sick, bound to a hospital bed. She didn’t want to fight for her life anymore. She was too tired, too sick, and didn’t want to try any longer. But her husband kept showing up for her; dancing, trying to bring her joy and hope. She…

Newly washed floors versus freshly baked chicken and homemade macaroni and cheese. Needless to say, I got to wash the floors, twice. As I leaned over picking up the chicken and noodles piece by piece, I just started laughing. My youngest son, confused as to how he had just managed to decorate our floor with…

Perception can be a fickle thing. For it can change depending on the person. Recently, we had a playful debate at our house. What color is our recliner? My husband and I make claim that it is a very dark brown. Our boys adamantly disagree; they make claim that it is black. With my one…

We have this used, old, well-loved couch that has gotten pretty worn. You may be wondering why we don’t just get a new one. The thing is, we don’t want a new one. This couch is a favorite around here. A place of comfort, rest, and from all the use over the years it has…

We plan and then we plan again and then just because we are human, we plan again some more. Some of those plans work out, some don’t. Some go not at all how we wanted and some go even better than we could’ve imagined. Though through it all we can trust that it all went…

Trusting God, in everything in life The path which I walk along It’s His strength that keeps me strong I have come to see I can’t do it on my own But through His power it has been shone I can do hard things Things that I thought I could not do Though with Him…

There can be times in life where we feel like we stepped onto a roller coaster, and not necessarily by choice. Though we are on it and the only thing we can do is hang tight and wait for the ride to be over with. God never said life would be easy, but He did…

God sure works in miraculous, and sometimes mysterious ways. Recently, they replaced the gas lines in my neighborhood. With that being said, the utility company shut off the gas to my house for a few minutes as they installed the new lines. Afterwords, they turned everything back on and relit our furnace and hot water…