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.
Layered in Love
Fall in love with faith! As I developed and deepened my faith, God was real and present as a relationship, showing up in unexpected ways that really took my breath away. A developed love relationship, a spiritual relationship just takes time. A daily devotion. A...
Seeing the Smalls
Here's my nephew Jacob on Christmas Day taking time to look at my new book that my sister gifted him & my niece. At the same time, they each opened the book gift, in a joking manner I said I'd even sign it for them. "You can even get the author's signature!" A few...
Progress is a Stacking Process
Progress is a stacking process. Step 1: Start. If I didn’t do the cards six years ago, I wouldn’t have completed my first book In Plain Sight: Faith Is In The Everyday last year. And if I didn’t create book one, there wouldn’t have been book two Sights of Faith:...
Peek Inside Book: ‘Sights of Faith’
Clouds provide a landscape of change, similar to the choices that we encounter each and every day. How we navigate shifting backgrounds shapes our spiritual identity. Sights of Faith - through the imagery of clouds - takes readers on a riveting journey of...
Other People Don’t Know
A close friend told me “You’re not ready for a book.” My reply: “Yes, I am.” I didn’t let this discounting, negative comment take my idea. You know why? #1: Other people don’t know what you have. #2: It’s not been given to someone else; it’s for me to do. Don’t...
Farming Faith
This was my first everyday cross, taken at my grandparent’s farm in 2015. I loved this setting and remembered gathering eggs from the chickens with my grandmother here. At the time I didn’t even realize the crosses. It was around 4 months later, when I became aware...
And Then What?
And now, I will take this “risk”—it’s a better angle than looking back wondering “what if?” That’s a risk perspective I’m not willing to take.
Who Never Know Where You’ll Find Your Jewel
Her smile—Jean was pure sweetness! You never know where you’ll find your jewel. We met at my first job out of college, Mercantile Bank, in 1995 when I was 23 and she was 68. Jean was working part-time in the Human Resources department after having retired from...
Taking A Stand
Taking a stand is living your standards. The seat of doubt gladly provides a cushion “Sit this one out.” Others will comfort you with words of ease. Opportunities will come to occupy your time —to take your time. Untangle yourself from other people’s drama. It’s a...