Grown in Faith

There are no gimmicks with God. Have you ever saw a good deal, and thought, “ok, what’s the catch?” I know I have. It seems like with a good offer there is always some type of less than desirable stipulation in small, fine, print. Though with God, it isn’t too good to be true. He…

I have come to realize that we are not going to be, everyone’s favorite. Quite frankly, some people may just not like us, for reasons we may never know. Sometimes, for simply being us. Despite our kindness or our best attempts. It’s okay though. We just need to love them anyway and keep being our…

Stay with me God Don’t let me go Be with me always You will, I know You are loving You are kind You are my Savior Your love I always find Stay with me God By my side I praise Your name Your love glorified With You always with me Your love always in sight…

Be kind to one another There are things you may not know You don’t know if they’re hurting Or if they have sorrow So be kind to everyone That you know or meet For loving is healing And His love makes us complete So may we love like Him May we be kind too May…

Photo By: Erin Fitts-Brower A younger blind boy stands atop a high diving board. Below him, 12 feet of deep water. At first, he is frightened, for he can’t see how far he will fall. His sister encourages him, that he will be ok, to make the jump. So, he steps off the diving board,…

I sat and talked to God, “Lord, it is so tough To love bad people, makes loving rough To love the people who are unkind I am trying, I am trying to find Grace, when it can be hard to do Oh Lord, I‘m trying to be more like You Though I know as sinners,…

A man wore worn shoes and cheap clothing. He lived with frugality and humbly. He did all of this, despite making pretty decent money. He even inherited a lot of money, though still lived as though he had little. Years later the man would pass away, leaving millions to different charities that he believed in.…

I had some stuff to do today But I started out not feeling well I thought how can I make it through I have yet to tell So, in a place of worry And maybe some dismay I closed my eyes, and bowed my head And then began to pray Lord, I need your healing…

Weather reports. Oh, how they keep us on our toes. The one job you don’t have to always get perfectly right, especially where I live. I love my home state and I would not want to live anywhere else. However, our weather can be pretty unpredictable. Most recently, we have plans and I have been…

It started with a piece of paper and a dream. Sketched out in perfect detail and sealed with a prayer. Then bit by bit, that dream started to become a reality. Boards created a foundation. Drywall made it its own space. Paint made it look more official. Then everything else that was put in those…