Grown in Faith

If you’ve ever had a dog, I’m sure that you know how special they can make you feel. From the moment that you walk through the door after being away from them, they excitedly greet you like you’re the most important person. Honestly, to them, you are. They are always eager to please you, spend…

Take a breath, slowly let it out Release the fear, let go of doubt In time spent, with God in prayer His love, is always near Near to our hearts, as He eases our mind For in Him, it is peace we can find Peace that only He can provide With a love, that doesn’t…

My husband and I took our children to a pumpkin patch recently.  As we walked around looking for the perfect pumpkin, we were frequently deceived. Some of the pumpkins looked big, round and smooth. They looked pretty great! Then, when we would look closer at them or turn them around, we would see that they…

If you have ever watched a game of American football, it can be pretty cool. The way that the defense protects their offense in working at making a touchdown. I recently watched a video of a player that dropped the football, picked it back up and kept running forward to make a touchdown. Though his…

Sometimes I get frustrated when I am reading the news or I hear stories or sometimes simply when someone does something rude or unkind; I think, did you see that God? Did you see what they did, what they said? I then am reminded that nothing goes unseen by God. That God sees it all.…

When we want our house to look nice, we tend to it. We keep things cleaned and provide maintenance as needed. When we want our cars to run, we do frequent oil changes, keep them filled with gas and fix things as they are needed. When we want to stay well, we eat right, rest,…

When I was a little girl, my parents did not have a lot of money. Though, we were always taken care of. Though I remember that they did their best. Some years they were able to do more than others. I know my mom wanted to do more. I watched my parents work nonstop, doing…

It was cold this morning. That was until the sunshine came out, warming the cool morning air, providing a little more warmth on this cold October morning. This reminded me of how sometimes people can be like the sunshine. Warming us with their love and their kindness; when things may feel a little cold or…

Sometimes when we are doing what God has called us to do, we wonder if it makes a difference. Sometimes we see results right away and our hearts feel so filled, knowing that we went where God called us and we made a difference for His glory. Other times we may not always see the…

Sometimes it feels like there is so much required of us and we don’t know how we’re going to do it all. Though when we have God as our strength it is amazing what we can accomplish. Whether this be at home or work, maybe both; whatever it may be. For even when we don’t…