Growing hurts, that's why their called growing pains! :() Growing dosen't stop when we become adults, in fact, it accelerates and the direction of that growth depends on our choices and our knowledge. There are many people who have 'grown' in their youth greater distances than their elders and then there are some people who seemingly seldom appear to grow. So how does all of this growing take place? The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can k

What you are is God's gift to you, what you become is your gift to God. ~Hans Urs von Balthasar How do you know when you're being brought to a place where you don't recognize yourself, or really want to? God strips us of our outer reflections so that we can peer into the deep recesses of our soul, the essence of who we REALLY are (at the current moment). Let's just say it AIN'T always pretty! LOL Yep, when we're brought to a place where we become aware, a place where ou

I know everything happens for a reason and I've been holding on to that, to the knowledge that God always has a reason and a plan for our suffering and our lives. To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: ~Ecclesiates A little over a month ago I thought i'd come down with a bug which of course awakened the slumbering Asthma Beast that resides within! :() Anyone who lives with asthma knows that all it takes is one cold, flu, weather front

[ The grass is greenest where it is watered. ~ Robert Fulghum ] [ Piper's learned to find contentment through her Lord Christ and in her outreach to others. ] We've all done it, looking at someone else's life, career, hair or whatever and felt diminished because of our misguided belief that our's isn't their's, that (if only) 'we 'could' or 'had' feeling. The other side of the fence syndrome! It's a terrible feeling that leaves us desiring what we don't have, feeling that o

[ Things have been looking up for Violet since moving into the Crew House! ] Violet Rose Smith named after her unique hair color was an acquaintance of Roxanne's and was told about the Crew House in excitement because Roxy's been able to break away from her old world and settle into ( though she struggles) being refined by God. Violet lives with mood swings and mild depression and has had a tough time lately managing her life because of this. She runs into problems at work (

[ Piper always carries herself with grace and style. She is a devoted daughter in Christ] Piper Morgan is her name healing form the inside out with God's help is her game! Piper purchased the Crew house about a year ago. She needed a place to disconnect form the world and connect to the Lord. She invited a couple friends to join her [ and pay half the bills :D ], friends who were too going through troubled times in their lives and needed support and guidance. From there i

Wellness is not a 'medical fix' but a way of living-a lifestyle-Greg Anderson Our health management isn't solely being aware of what and who we eat, and staying active. A large part of our well being is learning to live within the guidelines set for us by the Lord. Emotional health can be detrimental for our physical health if we fail to keep steady attention to our FEELINGS. :() Proverbs 14:12-13 There is a way which stems right unto man, but the end thereof {are} the ways

Sometimes you can be touched by God, but not healed. Often when this happens, he is using your pain for a greater purpose. ~ Shannon L. Adler I was inspired to create this blog after one particular experience of being angry and hurt for the umpteenth time due to a continually difficult relationship with a family member and struggling to make sense of and deal with (their) judgements and unnecessary comments about me. I’d become so fed up with their immature behavior

As we know, we are born sinners and its’ our purpose in this life to find our way to our Lord as quickly as possible because it is the only way we as human souls can become un tangled. [ LivingThruGrace Crew members manage to stay on top of their time with the Lord and bible study groups (most of the time :-() ] God is always there to guide us but we must learn how to turn our ear to Him and listen. He has provided us with the ultimate self-help book; the Holy Bible and He i