by krista | Feb 24, 2013 | Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Just in case you were wondering…we don’t have to go anywhere to be part of missions. There is plenty that needs to be done in our own back yards. People in my church, for example, have adopted an inner city school, making sure every student has clothes,...
by krista | Feb 21, 2013 | Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Today I want to talk about Short-Term Mission Trips. Many churches take short-term mission trips – to a variety of places for a variety of reasons, serving a variety of people. I have a friend who spent a whole summer in Uganda serving orphans. My dad recently...
by krista | Feb 17, 2013 | Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Today at church, we started our Global Impact Conference. I am so excited about it, I want to continue that theme here in my blog. I am a big fan of missions – all kinds of missions in all kinds of places. I believe we are called to meet the spiritual and...
by krista | Feb 11, 2013 | Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Ten years ago, my dream was to stay in Midlothian, Texas for the rest of my life. I love Midlothian. We moved there in 1999 when my oldest daughter was just six months old. Dave, my husband, had no job, we had no place to live, knew no one. It was the most gigantic...
by krista | Feb 9, 2013 | Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Sometimes, in this blog, it is necessary to reveal a little of my “crazy.” Today is one of those days. No nuggets of truth or encouragement here today, just my neuroses. So read at your own risk: I am “girly.” I like shopping. I like clothes,...
by krista | Feb 6, 2013 | Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
We Americans place a high priority on being happy. We excuse bad moods, we justify broken relationships, we allow for all sorts of behaviors by saying we just aren’t happy. We are sure that being unhappy is the worst possible state to be in. But what does it...
