Grown in Faith

May God be our strength, when it is growing dim May in our weakest, we choose to go to Him May God be our courage, when in sets fear May in our worry, we remember, that He is there May God be our leader, when we don’t know which way to turn May in His…

Though it is good to look to the future, may we learn to live in the present. It is all too easy to be too consumed with trying to plan the future completely. Sometimes in that planning, we forget the day in which we are in. Honestly, the best planning is subject to change. The…

Pause. Breathe. Repeat Life has a way of keeping us on our feet Sit down, take a break Life isn’t always a piece of cake Take care, get some rest Our body needs a break, to be its best Spend some time in His word Drown out the distractions, that can be heard Pray. Really…

I look at the trees. All the leaves have seemed to have fallen and piled up on the ground below. The air has a new chill in it, as the sun seems to go down much sooner. We are in the transition phase into our next season. Soon the ground will be kissed with white…

It is hard to have compassion towards people that seem to lack it. It is hard to pray for those that seem so undeserving. It is hard to turn our cheek and not retaliate when someone is being unkind. Though that’s exactly what we have been called to do. Jesus Himself still showed kindness, grace,…

I don’t think there was a time that I didn’t shed a tear when watching soldier homecomings. The ones where they surprise their loved ones and embrace each other after time spent apart. There is something beautiful about coming home and reuniting with those nearest and dearest. It gets me thinking about how beautiful our…

On our couch in our family room, is a well-loved crochet blanket. Years ago, my great-grandmother carefully and lovingly wove it together. It was in my family home growing up for many years. Somewhere along the line, I inherited it. I noticed today that there was a decent sized hole in it. The yarn not…

I watched a video of some kids racing on skates. There was one little girl that stood out. She was the smallest one and at the start of the race, she took a fall. Immediately, her dad excitedly encouraged her to get back up and go! The little girl did exactly that. She got up…

I don’t always know God’s plan or His reasons. Though I know that He is faithful, and I can find peace in that. I can choose to trust Him, in my I don’t know why’s. When my husband and I lost our unborn baby this past year, it was devastating. Then we were told it…

I have learned that many of us praise God with music, differently. Some praise Him in quiet hymns. Some praise Him loudly with modern music. Our oldest son for instance, some of His Christian music is rap. Although not what we would choose for us, we have no problem with him listening to it. If…