Grown in Faith

I will admit that I am a sensitive person and when I love, I’m all in. Though this is a good thing, I am sometimes discouraged when not everyone reciprocates with that same kind of love.  I will make reference about something such as this and how it hurts my feelings to my husband. He…

I would love to say that I know the Bible word for word, scripture for scripture verse and that I understand it all completely. However, I do not. I am learning and I am quite sure that I will be for the rest of my life. The Bible is complex and that’s just another great…

I love that I can go to God about anything and even when I can’t find the right words to say, He understands everything. He knows my heart, my intentions, my hopes, my fears, my worries, all the things that make me, me. I don’t need to overexplain, He gets it. He gets me. He…

I sat with the old And I learned a lot For the wisdom they gave The things that they taught They told stories of Experiences learned Respect was something They had earned They fearlessly said What was on their mind Though not forgetting To still be kind They said what was wrong With the world…

My family and I do during our devotionals something called, ‘blessings of the day.’ This is a time where we think of at least one thing to be grateful for that day. There have been stressful days where it seems harder to come up with something. Though these are the days it is especially important…

Evil is often glorified like it doesn’t matter. It’s just a movie, it’s just a show, just a song, just a book… The thing is, it does matter what we feed our mind! An easy way that evil seeps in our lives is through the idea of thinking that what we’re feeding it, isn’t real,…

There are times where it is hard to hold our words back, when we know someone is being foolish. It is all too easy to argue with people that do things that go against God’s word. However, unfortunately, there are those that do not see God’s word for what it is; truth. Though we can…

I watched my husband and our youngest son put together his new toy chest. I had commented on how good things were going. To which my husband replied, “it’s amazing how well things go when you read the instructions.” Which is true! When we read the instructions with putting anything together, things are always better…

Something so beautiful about being loved by God, is that everyone is. It does not matter our age, our status, whether we’re rich or poor, our health, disabilities, our past. God loves us all! He wants to have a relationship with us all. He sent His Son to die for us all. He loves us…

Sometimes it’s as though life is on fast forward. I’m just trying to relish in all the special moments, while keeping up with my everyday expectations. Although I wouldn’t trade my life for anything, at times, it’s as though I’m just trying to keep up with it. Trying to check off the list of things…