Grown in Faith

There was a time when I was a young teen, I wanted to be famous. To be so popular, have money and stardom. At one point I wanted to be an actress. Then there was the time my friend and I wanted to create our own girl band. We wanted to be famous singers. Not…

I watched a video of a little boy, who had a disability. He wanted to run a race, with his peers. He was not concerned with coming in first place, he just wanted to be a part of it all. When all the kids took off running, he did too, with his walker and a…

I love yellow roses. They are my very favorite. Although, there is also a special place in my heart for dandelions. Despite what many believe, thinking their weeds, they are indeed flowers. Ones that even have a purpose to help feed the bees, which we all need bees. They also have many health benefits to…

As I am writing this I am thinking about my afternoon. It was just a tough afternoon. I felt very overwhelmed and was just stressed out. With that being said, my emotions got bigger than planned and self-pity began to seep in. I got caught in my mess of the moment and let it rule…

In life when I don’t know what to do Lord, I put my trust in you  When I’m not sure exactly what to say I find my words, when I pray  When things seem out of my control I find my peace, in You who makes me whole When at times I don’t understand I…

He stood there on that battlefield; the bodies of his lifeless friends surrounded him. The once ocean blue, consumed in red. As he held his weapon in his hands, until he too was pierced with bullets. He laid there, unconscious. A medic came upon him, though left him there for dead, as he lay surrounded…

There are times when we work hard and we give it all we got and we feel like no one notices. It can be discouraging. Although, when this happens to me, I am reminded that I am not working hard for recognition, I am doing it because it either needs to get done, it’s the…

My husband and I had a wonderful day with our grandparents. Stories were shared; laughter filled the air and good quality time was met with joy. We realized that life has kept us busier than we intended, as life sometimes does. It had been too long. It was such a blessing to spend the day…

There was a broken man, in desperate need of God. A stranger approached the man and asked if he knew God. The man said he did once, but because of how some other believers treated him, it turned him away from God. He thought, how can God be real if these people are so unkind.…

There was a song that I heard recently that sent a beautiful memory right to my heart. It was a memory of a song my oldest son and I danced in the living room to, when he was just a little boy. He doesn’t remember it, but to me, it is a memory forever etched…