by krista | Apr 3, 2015 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Good Friday – the day Christians remember Christ’s work on the cross. But what, exactly, is that cross? What does it mean? And is it really important? I see the cross everywhere – in earrings, on necklaces, in children’s craft projects, even as decorations on flip...
by krista | Apr 2, 2015 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Life today is quite different from life in the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve would surely be shocked to see cars and planes, televisions and cell phones. They would probably be disgusted at what we eat and wear, but impressed with what we have built and invented....
by krista | Mar 30, 2015 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Every year, the week before Spring Break, our school takes students on missions trips. Some groups stay local and serve in the Tampa/St. Pete area, others go to a different state, and the rest go overseas. I had the privilege of going with 20 students to Orphanage...
by krista | Mar 18, 2015 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
In my almost-30 years as a believer, I have prayed for all kinds of things– from requests as seemingly insignificant as a parking space in the rain to literal life-and-death issues. Right now, though, I feel like God is teaching me to take a step back from the...
by krista | Mar 4, 2015 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
I hate when my students don’t listen. I give instructions in several different ways: talking, writing on the board, emailing, inputting on the online lesson plans, repeating… Invariably, though, there is “that” student: the one who, after all of the...
by krista | Feb 26, 2015 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Tattoos are incredibly popular. There are tattoo parlors all over the place – in storefronts, in malls, in the city and the country. There are upscale tattoo parlors, non-smoking tattoo parlors, tattoo artists working alongside make-up artists and hair stylists....
