Chosen Vessels

Happy Memorial Day! I've wrote a little poem (two, really. They don't really go together ;)) to share with you all. Here it is, and I hope you enjoy. :)  Never forget the price that was paid for our freedom. Yesterday we were singing America, The Beautiful  at church and these words really stuck out to me...  O beautiful for heroes proved In liberating strife, Who more than self their country loved, And mercy more than life!  Who more than self their country loved... That says it all, doesn't it? :')  God, bless the soldier  Who left his homeland for us,  Died to keep us safe.  And hold near the souls  Of those who sacrificed all For our liberty.  Just for our freedom  They willingly gave their lives  On those foreign soils.  Courageously endured,  For the freedom we hold dear.  We owe them greatly.  Today le...

~ Book Description ~  What if your new stepdad was a Bible-toting Army Sergeant?  Fifteen-year-old Jessie Rivera is living every teenager’s nightmare. Her widowed mom has married a man who wears his heavy Christian values like his sergeant’s stripes – on both sleeves.  Glenn Sparrow is persistent, immovable, and not afraid to be firm. Worse than that, he’s loving, kind – even fun – and he has Chris, Moe, and Katie completely won over.  But Jessie is determined that she won’t be won over, or give up her “freedom” without a fight. She knows what she wants, and it isn’t what they’ve got.  Or is it?  ~ My Rating ~  5 stars  ~ My Review ~  Wow. I can't say enough about the wonderful family transformation that is so amazingly portrayed in this book. Just...wow. There's people getting saved and lives being changed. Ahh, it was so refreshing! <3 The writing was amazing and oh, so funny, I can't begin to count the ...

Hey everyone! Hope your having a blessed Lord's day! :D This is just a quick post to say happy Mother's Day to all the great moms out there. Moms, you are always loved, always needed, and always appreciated...even if this is the only day we remember to say it aloud. It is in our hearts and on our minds all the year round.  Blessings!  ~Faith

Good day, readers! :D It's that time again – time for the  Sisters in Christ   chat of May!! I'm pleased to introduce to you Rebekah Ashleigh. You can visit her blog  HERE .  Hello, Rebekah! So glad to have you here on this glorious May Saturday!! :) Why don't you go ahead and tell the lovely readers a little bit about yourself?  I am a 19 year old Christian homeschool graduate who lives in Southwest Idaho with my wonderful family. I love spending time with my family, reading good books, playing and teaching the violin, and watch the TV series When Calls the Heart. :) Let's talk a little about blogging. What inspired you to start a blog?  Last summer I started looking at the  Circle C blog . I saw the list of Andi's fan blogs on the side and decided to look at some of them. I found a few that I liked and just check often for more posts. Reading different blogs made me think that I would like to have a blog. I also really w...

Hey everyone! How are you on this not so awesome because it's Monday  glorious morning? :D I'm...pretty good. I've got alot done this morning in spite of suffering from a serious case of Sunday-lag. What's Sunday-lag, you're probably thinking. You know, what jet-lag is right? Well Sunday-lag is like that except it attacks you on Monday mornings. Yesterday was a more-than-usually tiring Sunday, so I'm still recovering... *stifles a yawn* Anyway... =) When you saw the title of this post there's a very good possibility you groaned in dread. "Oh, great," you may've moaned. "The girl who is so irresponsible in her blogging, writing, and probably everything else is giving me a lecture on responsibility?!"  If that was you (or even if it wasn't), take a deep breath and relax. This isn't going to be a lecture. ;)  What comes to mind when you think of responsibilities? For me I think of several lines I've heard ...

Hello everyone! Welcome to the first Sisters in Christ  chat!! :D  Soon after I had the idea for this series, I was discussing it with a friend who asked an interesting question. "Who gets to ask you questions?" My first thought? No one! I'm  interviewing others ! After giving it some thought, I asked if she would be interested in asking me some questions. She agreed and here we are. :)  And now I give you Jesseca Dawn from  A Kansas Wind  and  Whimsical Writings !! :) (Jesseca's words will be in bold .)  Hey, Faith! Thanks for inviting me to interview you here on your blog. :) I'm excited for the new Sisters in Christ blog series. To start off with, how about you tell us a little bit about yourself.  I'm a homeschooled teen in the southeastern USA. I enjoy writing, reading, pottery, blogging, and crafts. I live on a 20-acre Christmas tree farm with my parents, little brother, two yellow labs who're known as Bullet a...

Hey guys! I'm back with my next book review! :D  ~Book Description~    Prayer can accomplish what God can accomplish.    Inspired by the Kendrick Brothers' movie War Room , this exciting resource from the #1 best-selling team behind The Love Dare  and The Resolution for Men  is designed to help anyone – of any age – become a powerful person of prayer.    Including scriptural examples and personal testimonies, The Battle Plan of Prayer  explains the fundamentals of how effective prayer works, inspires the readers toward a closer relationship with God, and shows them how to develop specific prayer strategies for life.    Prayer should become your first plan of attack in all of life's battles, not your last resort. If you want to walk in greater victory while enjoying mightily answered prayer on a regular basis, it's time to engage with God at a deeper level. Then you can discover firsthand that nothing is bey...