by krista | Sep 26, 2014 | Christ life, Recommended Reading, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
I‘m not old. But I can see old. I am perilously close to the top of the hill. I know I’m getting older because people look at my wedding pics and say, “Look how cute you were!” (emphasis on the were). And because people think I’m lying when I say that I just got my...
by krista | Sep 23, 2014 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Most of you reading this are like me – you’ve spent a lot of time on a Bandwagon. If there’s a new fad, a new saying, an “it” fashion, you are all over it. We’re all guilty of it. I’ve been around long enough to see everyone I know – myself included – fall victim to...
by krista | Sep 15, 2014 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
I know today’s teens get a tough rap, but I happen to think you are pretty spectacular. You guys have been thrown a lot of curve balls – the ultra-protection that comes from living more of your lives post 9/11 than pre-9/11; the constant influx of new technologies;...
by krista | Sep 13, 2014 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
I don’t know about you, but when it comes to “The Will of God”, I tend to think of the “big” stuff: choosing a career, getting married, having kids….that kind of thing. But the older I get, the more I realize that it is just as important to seek God in the small stuff...
by krista | Sep 10, 2014 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
I don’t like having to discipline my kids – the biological ones or the ones in my classroom. I want them to behave because they know they should. I don’t want to have to force them to behave by bringing in restrictions, taking away gadgets, or writing up referrals....
by krista | Sep 5, 2014 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
This year, with great fear and trembling, my husband and I agreed to let our son play football (okay, so I was the one with fear and trembling, but whatever…). I’d much rather Thomas play something safe. Like chess. But he is all boy and super athletic, and he has...
