by krista | Feb 16, 2019 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Wouldn’t it be great if God just clearly told us what His will is? Like crystal clear, no ambiguity, with absolute certainty? He does! Are you ready for it…? “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” I...
by krista | Feb 6, 2019 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
When I direct shows – no matter what show – I find there are some things I say over and over again. Yesterday, as I was rehearsing with my “Annie” cast, I repeated one of my favorite mantras: “How you rehearse is how you’ll...
by krista | Jan 30, 2019 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Most girls crave relationships. We want to be known and loved and thought about. We want to share our feelings, our ups and downs, our questions and frustrations with those who will listen and understand. We spend hours watching movies and TV shows that glorify these...
by krista | Jan 21, 2019 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
You need to fail. Really. Failure teaches us lessons that no amount of success or fear or apathy can ever achieve. The problem is that SO many of us will do anything to avoid failure. We won’t even try something if we think we might fail. We’ll take the...
by krista | Jan 14, 2019 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized, Writing
This post is a little different than my usual. But it struck me recently that, after this year, every student currently enrolled in school will graduate in the 20’s and 30’s. The 20’s and 30’s! As an English teacher, I have made some...
by krista | Jan 8, 2019 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Our family visited the Grand Canyon last week. It was magnificent. Words can’t describe the beauty and sheer size of it. People spoke in hushed tones as they looked out. I didn’t see anyone with headphones in, no one was glued YouTube or Netflix on their...