by krista | Aug 7, 2014 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Did you know poverty can be a blessing? It can. Really. I am going through a study on the Beatitudes right now, and right at the beginning, I read this verse… “Blessed are the poor in Spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Mt. 5:3) The...
by krista | Aug 4, 2014 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
I love happy endings. I’ll read the occasional “sad” book, but I prefer knowing in advance that, despite the conflicts along the way, the story will end happily. I want the hero or heroine to get everything he/she wants, to be loved and comfortable...
by krista | Aug 1, 2014 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Yesterday, Thomas, my dad, and I went to Disney’s Blizzard Beach – a super-fun water park in Orlando. We had a great time riding the rides, bouncing around in the wave pool, and drifting along on the lazy river. Not everyone, however, was having fun. As I...
by krista | Jul 28, 2014 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Yesterday, I left church crying. I shed quite a few tears in church, as well. Why? It was our last Sunday. We love our church. It has become more than just a place of worship. It is a home, a refuge, a community. Yet so many people hate church. They leave churches or...
by krista | Jul 23, 2014 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Those of you who have read this blog lately know that we just moved. Those who read this blog regularly know that this wasn’t our first move. But it has caused me to remember our first move. Ironically – Sovereignly – that move took place fifteen...
by krista | Jul 21, 2014 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Do you ever feel like your prayers don’t go farther than the ceiling? That maybe God isn’t really there, or He’s there but just doesn’t have time for you? Maybe you’re feeling that now. If so, consider these possibilities as you seek to...
