Faith in the everyday life blog
through Amy bretall’s eyes
Amy Bretall’s faith-based photography books have helped many people find faith in the everyday life. Her blog’s mission is to help others develop that faith through her writing – then deepen it.
Pursuit of the Cross VII: A Crossing.
The simplicity of the Cross is beautiful. I think it is the perfect uplift. What does someone see in a cross? I think it stands for hope, renewal, strength, restoration, overcoming, love...it is a beacon of Life. It is what my January 2016 words of "Live. Breathe....
My Sweet Jean. Let Me Be What She Needs.
"Let me be what my sweet Jean needs." This is what I asked for last year. Being a medical power of attorney for someone in declining health is humbling. I say this because I was in awe of the generous hearts and care I saw provided to my 89-year old Jean in the...
My Sweet Jean. Dementia: Do You Know It?
Coming to visit you on the morning after Christmas Day 2015 I asked how you are. You say, “Well, not too good, I can’t find Lorene.” Moment of truth for me: Lorene is Jean’s sister who died 22 years prior. Will telling her straight cause her new pain? No time for...
Pursuit of the Cross VI- It Was For Me to See,
While walking one morning last April I found something meant for me. Has this happened to you? Finding or seeing a symbol in nature? I think this is the best kind. A large thunderstorm passed through the night before and debris was around. I almost went a different...
My Sweet Jean. You are Still Giving to Me.
"Well, faith is something you put everything into.” said my sweet Jean last April, 3 months before passing. Thinking about her statement made me ask myself "Amy, what are you putting everything into?" A few thoughts. Writing. I started sharing my voice in a more...
Pursuit of The Cross V: What are You Putting Into?
Last year, one time when I called to talk with my sweet 89 year-old Jean, I asked her the difference between faith and trusting in God. Her reply? "Well, faith is something you put everything into." She took what could be a complex topic and simplified...
My Sweet Jean – It Was for Me to Do.
"Thank You for Saying Yes." These are the words the pastor said to me as I sat graveside following Jean's service last June. He said he visited her many times when she still lived in her house and she spoke fondly of me and she loved me. We met- 22 years ago at my...
Pursuit of the Cross IV -What Do You Now See?
Talking with a good friend last year I shared my reading of Rick Warren's The Purpose Driven Life book. She told me she read it a handful of years ago. Really? We used to work together and would share books we were reading, but this one was not mentioned. In fact, we...
Where is Your Peaceful?
One year before she passed, my grandmother by blood moved from a space she lived for 72 years- 59 years with grandpa and 13 years on her own after he passed. Seventy-two years in the same house. 72 years.Visiting her several times before she moved she said she will...