Grown in Faith

Early in the morning yesterday my husband and I were awoken by a crash coming from the other room. We both rushed out of bed to investigate. What we found was that our cat had gotten a hold of her jar of treats and knocked them down. In turn, causing them to create a waterfall…

There’s a sweet old man down the road a bit, that sits in his lawn chair in his yard and waves at everyone whom passes by. His hope is that a friendly stranger will wave hello back. This man inspires me, without a word being said. For his action of kindness toward even a stranger, speaks…

Something that I love about dogs, is their loyalty and admiration for their owners. My family and I always get a good laugh at our dog. We can be gone for a minute outside, then come back in and you would have thought we were gone for hours. She is that excited to see us!…

My husband says, he prayed for me. I know he did, as I felt it. I prayed for him too and I saw God work. I have been prayed for and have prayed through many situations in my life, and watched God graciously answer my prayers. Even when it looked different than I had expected.…

I put my hope in you Lord I hold onto it everyday As I navigate, read the Bible, and I pray I put my confidence in your promises And I hold onto them tight Knowing that you will, someday make all things right I put my joy in you Even when I am stressed Knowing…

My family and I often struggle to watch movies together. Not just for the sake of all agreeing on one movie either. It has become difficult to find a movie with good moral content. Many children’s movies now are teaching about themes with agendas, bad or questionable languages or things that go against our beliefs.…

This world is not my home I’m just a stranger passing through Until the trumpet sounds I’ll be traveling here with you Every day is survival As I navigate this place Learning more about the King Until I see His face I will wait patiently As I take my blessings in Appreciating the good Through…

Whatever you decide to do my friend, do it intentional. Put forth your best effort and be all in. This can be multiple things at once sometimes; spouse, kids, gifts, job, school, sport, or whatever God has put in your life and in your heart. Most importantly, however, we must have our faith intentional. Not…

There are these certain special photographers that venture out to different places and take pictures of random people. Usually, the people they choose are not ones to the world’s standards of model appearance. People we would least expect to be photographed. Yet, these photographers catch the beauty of the strangers behind their lens. Their wrinkles,…

There are some days in our lives that just stand out above the rest. These may be good days, or bad days. If you are like most of us; a mix of both. The good days are the ones that bring our hearts joy, long after the moment has passed. The place where it becomes…