Upcoming Events

These will be some of the upcoming events at Growing in Grace

Kitchen: Mj will be hosting The Creative Kitchen meme where participants may send in their submission to be our featured 'Kitchen Chef'. The selected chef's recipe/tip will be our hostess for that day and everyone else can share their recipe/tip from their site. Recipes should not be taken from another site such Betty Crocker, Kraft, etc. If you have a tip to share that you learned from another site, please give credit to that individual and include the link in your submission.Submissions should be sent to our administrator now through February 15th.
**************************************
Photo Contest: Sisterlisa will be hosting a Photo Contest for those aspiring young photographers! A list of themes will be posted on February 15th, so mark your calendars now! Each month one or more winners may be selected. The winning photos will be feautred in an article in Growing in Grace's monthly editions and/or a daily devotion. All winners will receive an award tag for their site and be entered in an additional contest for prizes!Submissions

Guidelines:

All material must be appropriate.

All photos containing your pictures,

under 18, must have parent's permission.

Bumps and Bubbles

For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
Jam 1:23-24 KJV

Every morning I wake up, get dressed, eat breakfast, and brush my teeth….huh? I think I left out something really important! Oh, that’s right my hair. When I do my hair, I like it to be just a certain way like ponytails, buns, braids, or something like that. The thing is, I do not like bubbles or bumps to be anywhere in sight of my hair!

As I looked at my reflection in the mirror, I remembered how we should not just work on the outside. We should most importantly work on our inside. Instead of looking in the mirror, God gave us the Bible so we can make sure we reflect Him!

Dear God, I pray that you would help us when we have bumps in the road and need your help. I want to be a good reflection of Jesus. In His name, amen.

Living Water

Guest Writer

By Angie

This summer, my daughter volunteered to be the keeper of Max, her class’s red-eared slider turtle. The teacher gave her a feeding schedule and instructions on cleaning the water-filled aquarium. She recommended that the tank should be cleaned once a week. As the cleaning time grew near, poor Max would be swimming in green, murky water.

We all know what stagnant water is. This non-flowing water is stale and foul. In order for water to be fresh, we must empty out the old and replenish with new, fresh water. I periodically do this with the cats’ water bowl and the birdbath that sits in my flowerbed. Otherwise the water becomes putrid and useless.In the book of John, we learn that Jesus offers living water. When we drink of that water, we will never thirst again. The water that He gives must not be held in. He instructs us, “Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him (John 7:38).” Did you get that? His water flows into us and then out to others.

Living water is moving water, unlike the water in the turtle tank, water bowl, and birdbath. Allow His life-giving water to flow freely. Offer hope, mercy, truth, and kindness to others. Keep the water clean. Give others a fresh drink in this dry and weary land.

One of my Favorite Songs

pet of the month

'Pet of the Month' Submissions for February

We are going to have a special pet on the month feature in each monthly issue of 'Growing in Grace' and would like to invite you to join the fun!

.

Submission Guidelines:

-Send in a picture of your pet, please do not edit the photo or resize it. We will do any editing that may be needed.

-Photos of inappropriate nature will be denied.

-If your photo includes a picture of yourself, we will need to contact your parent for permission. Please send their e-mail address in with your request. (This applies to girls under 18)

-Tell us a little about your pet and what makes them special to you. Maximum of 500 words.

-Your pet may be of any species. (Ex; cat, dog, pony, chicken, etc.)

-You may enter no more than 2 pets per month.

-All girls may enter, no age limit.

.

Deadline for submissions for February 2008 issue is Saturday January 26th.

Send your submissions to our photo department.

.

Please reply to this entry to inform me that you've sent your submission in.

Each selected 'Pet of the Month' will receive an award for your site and will be entered into our 'Pet of the Year' contest in December. Winner of the Pet of The Year Award will win a $20 gift certificate to an online pet boutique.

So hurry up and send in those submissions!

Invite your friends to join the fun!

Salvation

I have always known about Jesus. My mom says that His name was actually one of my first words! When I was a toddler or so, my mom would sing songs to me like “Jesus Loves Me” or she and dad would tell me all kinds of stories about Him, but there was definitely a time in my life when I really wanted to know God, not just know about Him.

I wanted to know Him personally, but first I had to…
1. Admit I was a sinner and was in need of God.
2. Believe that Jesus died and rose again for my sins.
3. Confess Jesus as Lord of my life.

It was as easy as ABC and because I was only six and learning my alphabet and how to read, this was an easy way to understand how to be saved.

Now, I pray to Him every day by just talking to Him. I praise Him every night which means I like to sing to Him before I go to bed.

He is always there when I need Him, like when I have problems at school with friends. He also helps me when I take a test or have to make a speech. Jesus is real to me. I am sure glad I know Him!

Get on God's Team

“…in all these things,
we are more than conquerors
through Him that loved us”
Romans 8:37 KJV

I love basketball! It’s just so cool to me!! Don’t you just love it when you hear the ball go into the basket and make that swooshing noise or hear the squeak-squeak of the players’ shoes as they dash down the court?

Before I could get my head in the game though, I had to learn a few of the basics like offense and defense. In case you don’t know, there are two teams in basketball. The team that has the ball is called offense. The other team that does not have the ball is on defense.

This got me thinking of how we can all be winners if we’re on God’s team. Jesus made a way for us to go to Heaven by dying on the cross for us and raising from the dead. Plus, He coaches us through the Bible that has all the answers to our problems. We can all be winners on God’s team!

Dear God, I thank You for letting me be on your team.
You are the best coach in life and promise to never leave me.
I’m so grateful for that! In Jesus’ name, amen.

Stay on the Narrow Path

I like to play a game called Orbit Sphere. In the game you have to stay on a very narrow path. On the way it gets difficult. This is just like in the bible when Jesus said Narrow is the way and difficult is the way which leads to life (Matthew 7:14).

He also says that it will not be easy. There’s a time limit in the game just like in real life because Jesus says we only have a certain amount of time on this earth. So be sure to follow this very narrow path, even when it gets hard.

Guess What!?!

Guess what!?!

I'm a contributor on the new cool website

Growing in Grace!

This website is a great way for girls to

express their interest in Jesus Christ.

It's also a place where YOU can grow in your

faith and be encouraged by other girls.

So come on by and check it out.

Thanks Sister Lisa for the opportunity

to be a writer at Growing in Grace!!

All Clean

“Though your sins were as scarlet,
they shall be white as snow” (Isaiah 1:18).


Ugh! Not the laundry again. How come it always has to be me? The soap, the suds, drying the laundry, folding the laundry…sometimes it’s a dread! All of these things come to mind when I do the laundry.

While I was doing that, I remembered that God can help us through hard situations like this. He’s always there when we need Him even if it’s a small problem like this. I also thought that we should try to purify our hearts more with God’s word and His righteousness.

Just like washing clothes they have to be cleaned and purified if they want to have a fresh new start. God can do that exact thing. All we have to do is call on Him.

Hey, laundry isn’t so bad after all!!

Jesus loves

Jesus died on the cross
He did this because He loves
Jesus took away our sins
He did this because He loves
Jesus healed the sick
He did this because He loves
Jesus finds the lost
He did this because He loves
Jesus loves

About me

Hello, let me introduce myself. My name is Olivia. I am a girl who is on fire for God. Jesus is my Lord and Savior, and I believe that with all my heart. One of my favorite verses in the bible is John 3:16, in case you haven't heard it this is how it go's.

For God so loved the world that He gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in Him Shall not perish, but have eternal life.

John 3:16

I love this verse because it tells about how you can accept Jesus, and God's love. I want to try to share this with people with what I love to do, writing. I hope you will enjoy my what I will Have to say. Plus who knows you might even get a peek of what my life is like through it!

My Favorites

Supporting Miss Wanda

You could be here too! Just leave a comment!

My Friends

Lady Jess
Miss Hannah
Miss Maddy
Miss Monica June
Miss Virginia
Miss Wanda
You can be on here too! Just leave me a comment.