by krista | Mar 26, 2021 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
I signed my first contract with Thomas Nelson Publishers in early 2011. If you’d asked me then where I thought I’d be 10 years later, I would have dreamed big: My books would be best sellers! I’d be best friends with Francine Rivers and Ted Dekker!...
by krista | Mar 15, 2021 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
I get this question from teens all the time. Words are words, right? Why do people make such a big deal about certain ones? And, technically, yes, words are just words. A conglomeration of letters. There are plenty of words we can say in other languages that just...
by krista | Mar 5, 2021 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
My grandfather, William Henry Brush, Jr., was born 100 years ago today. He had quite an impressive list of accomplishments in his 73 years on earth: He was a Lt. Col. in the Army, won a Purple Heart for bravery in World War II, sat in the room with Presidents during...
by krista | Feb 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
It was December 2011, and I remember thinking, This may be the best life ever gets. I was doing a job I loved – teaching English and Drama – in a city I loved – Tampa. My kids were at that school with me, and they were healthy and happy. Dave and I...
by krista | Jan 20, 2021 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Thinking causes me more trouble than anything else. I can be fine, and then I’ll start thinking about some horrible possibility – what if we got in a car crash? what if our house burned down? what if everybody hated me for no reason? – and I’m...
