Grown in Faith

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…

He must have cried, no, sobbed. As His Son in brutal pain, hung there on that cross. Though He did it, because His love was so strong for us. Jesus’ love was deeper for us, than the nails that pierced His hands. The painful words that pierced His heart. His pain, our reward. I cannot…

When life is uncertain, as life can sometimes be I still know, that the Lord has me When things don’t go the way, I had planned I know I’m still covered, by the Great I Am When things are hard and I question what to do I know He guides my steps and He’ll see…

Grass cannot really grow much in the bitter cold. It remains dormant as to conserve its water and energy. To be able to continue to survive and stay well, until the sun comes out again. In the warmer months it continues to really grow. Adding nutrients, like glucose, and warmth so it can be strong…

“Work as if doing it for the Lord.” This phrase repeats in my mind when I am working whether at home, a project or at my job. Whatever it may be, I know that I need to always do my best to put forth my best. Truly work as if doing it for God. It’s…

I have always felt as though having kids is like having your heart go walking outside of your chest. The love we feel for them is indescribable. Even as they grow up, our love still remains the same. We worry for them and so we pray for them. We pray that they make the right…

We build our identities frequently around our kids, our spouses, our careers. So often around many different titles. When first and foremost we need to build our identities around who God says that we are. For if we know who we are as God’s children, everything else falls into place. So, when we focus on…