by krista | Nov 21, 2016 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
No one likes to be disliked. But some people can just naturally tolerate it better than others. My husband, for instance, is slightly bothered when he finds out someone dislikes him, but he can move on. I, however, am incredibly bothered and try to figure out why that...
by krista | Nov 7, 2016 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
I was on a search committee at church a few years ago. A group of us were tasked with finding a young man who could work with both the worship ministry and with youth – the list of his responsibilities were pretty long. We prayed before every meeting, asking God to...
by krista | Oct 26, 2016 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
C.S. Lewis’ greatest and least-known work is his final novel, Till We Have Faces. We just finished studying this work in my AP Literature class, and, even after years of teaching it, I still finish in awe of this amazing writer and his incredible story. If you...
by krista | Oct 17, 2016 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Remember the Laura Story song, “Blessings”? It’s tough to listen to it without crying – because, if you’ve walked with God for any length of time, you understand the truth of those lyrics: “What if your blessings come through...
by krista | Sep 24, 2016 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
No matter what the self-help gurus say, we can’t do anything we want. We’re not all winners all the time. Some dreams will never come true. And we need to learn to deal with that. We need to know how to be losers. Some of us will play softball for a whole season and...
by krista | Sep 14, 2016 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
I hate working out. Hate it. And don’t even think about scrolling down and offering advice on how to make it less hateful. I don’t want to hear it. Exercise is, I am sure, part of the curse. God could not have intended for us to have to exercise. There...
