Grown in Faith

I was humbled the other day. I got a little grouchy and was a little rude to someone. My kids were disappointed in me. Especially as that is not my normal character and they know I taught them better than that. We talked about it and I agreed, I was a little rude. They encouraged…

My husband is seldom the last one to hang up on the phone. He doesn’t like goodbyes and so always has the other person hang up first. I can’t say that I blame him, goodbyes are not always easy. Even if it is more of a see you later and we will see them again…

My dad and I took a drive, that I will not soon forget. It was quite a few years ago and I can honestly say I do not remember why we were on this particular drive, other than we were headed home. We had been heading down a highway. My dad had sat in the…

My husband and I had dreamed of adding a baby to our family. After a few years of trying, we became pregnant, only to have it end in a miscarriage and a series of health struggles. These last few months have been a journey through unknown and unexpected territory. It has not been easy, in…

Freedom has never been free. There has always been a cost for freedom. Even far back in the Bible, we can see God’s people have been fighting for years for their freedom. Through God’s grace, is where victory was always found. We also have been given freedom to choose to be with God, at the…

When I was very young, I had a rebellious bit to me, when it came to wearing seatbelts. This was long before the use of booster seats, for an extra safety precaution and when sitting in the front seat when much too young, was still allowed. As a society, we did not know yet, what…

My children and I went to an amusement park yesterday. I had not been to one since I was a teenager. Adrenaline hits sometimes a little different as we age. Well, for most of us. I used to seek the wildest rides and I loved the thrill of it all. Now that I am an…

My husband puts gasoline in my vehicle for me whenever he can. He knows I don’t like to, so it’s an act of love. I pack him a lunch every day for work. He is more than capable, but he likes the way I pack it. It’s an act of love. My oldest son knows…

I have met many characters in my life. All sorts of different personalities, walks of life, cultures. My favorite people have always been the real ones. The ones that are authentic and you know where they stand as people. The ones that are unapologetically kind and that show love to others. The ones that truly…

There has been a lot of talk about inflation lately. I won’t go into the political aspects of things. Everyone has their own opinions, and I am going to leave that topic there. However, I think we can all agree that we have all been affected by it, in one way or another. I do…