Grown in Faith

When my future is unknown I still need not fear For God is with me, he has made it clear When the load seems heavy I remember he carried my cross too Nothing is too heavy for the Lord it’s true When I’m feeling anxious When my racing thoughts surround I go to Him and…

As Christians it can be hard to be surrounded by those that live their lives in a way that goes against our morals, values, and beliefs. I recently had this talk with my children. I told them that they need to see the person, as the person, not their choices. For even though we disagree…

There is a lot of misinformation in the world. Many people that believe they have all the answers. Though there are many contradictions and people that believe differently. In a world where it can be hard to know what facts are facts and where the truth lies in its constant change and difference of opinions;…

I saw this quote by Corrie Ten boom today; “If the devil cannot make us bad, he will make us busy.” I can see so much truth in her statement. We may be doing our best to live righteously, but then we can also fall into this pattern of nonstop busyness. We get too busy…

It is amazing what we can accomplish when we work together. My husband, our youngest son and myself had recently had a big project to complete. We realized as we began, just how much there was to do. Though day by day, bit by bit, and prayer, we stuck to it. God even sent us…

Sometimes in life, we feel stretched thin A reminder that, we must always focus on Him Life will at times tug and pull Only in God are we made whole We cannot do it all on our own We must remember, His love that is shown He is there with us, in the smooth and…

A man came into my salon recently with quite the story to be told. In conversation, we got to talking about his upcoming wedding. Though as he told it, he did so initially, not very happily. He told me how his wedding plans had to be changed. In short, this was his story. It started…

My husband and I recently got into a TV series. We were really enjoying it. Though there were some parts we didn’t agree with, overall, it was pretty good. However, as the season continued on, there were more and more things about the episodes that went against our morals and our values. It is hard…

A loved one was recently involved in a serious car accident, likely stemming from a medical emergency. He needed to have extrication and was rushed to the hospital. While there, he suffered a 108° fever. He also needed to be intubated, as they worked at cooling his body temperature down, while also administering electrolytes. He…

I think I got almost every red light earlier today while my son and I were out running errands. After a while it was almost comical and my son and I started laughing. I don’t know if God was teaching me patience or protecting me from something ahead. Maybe both, or it was just the…