by krista | Apr 28, 2016 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Teens today are saturated with the pressure that they should be prettier, stronger, skinnier, smarter. And they are collapsing under the weight of all that pressure. Teens are pushed to be above-average. But the truth is that far more people are average than are...
by krista | Apr 19, 2016 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
My daughter, Ellie, a Freshman, is playing varsity softball this year. She has played softball before, but on church leagues where the coaches pitched and everyone got a prize at the end. This is the “real” thing, where girls pitch FAST and teams have to...
by krista | Apr 11, 2016 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
There is MAJOR pressure, I know, to have “someone”. Especially when everyone around you seems to have a “someone” and you’re stuck home on a Saturday with Netflix and a pint of Ben and Jerry’s. But, if you observe most high school...
by krista | Mar 25, 2016 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
What is Good Friday? It is the day Christians remember Christ’s work on the cross. On Good Friday, Jesus was led to his execution. He was sentenced to a death so horrendous that it was reserved only for non-citizens of the Roman Empire. Not even the worst Roman...
by krista | Mar 12, 2016 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Have you ever gone through a difficult time and some well-meaning person quotes Roman 8:28? I want to talk about that today. What does God mean when he says “All things work together for good”? If He means, as we often assume, that good circumstances will...
by krista | Mar 6, 2016 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
My kids and I got be in the studio audience of “American Idol” last week! What was it like? I’m glad you asked… It was AWESOME! But let me be more specific…. Getting the Tickets. Believe it or not, they were FREE! I signed us up for...
