by krista | Jan 29, 2014 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Forgiveness is possibly the hardest of all the commands God gives us Christians. I prefer the easy stuff like “Do not kill.” I’ve got that. But forgive? Oh, man. That one is hard. I have to be honest here – I can enjoy refusing forgiveness. I can delight stewing...
by krista | Jan 25, 2014 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
I just got back from our school’s annual high school retreat. All the sessions we had were great. But my favorite was the one where our speaker addressed “pretend Christians.” I loved that talk because it was during a talk like that, at a Christian...
by krista | Jan 21, 2014 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
I am a people pleaser. Big time. I want everyone to think I’m great, to invite me to all the parties, and to speak of me fondly when I’m not in the room. There are major problems with that, as you can imagine. One of the biggest problems is that I sometimes have a...
by krista | Jan 18, 2014 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Last week wasn’t my best week. I was recovering from a virus that caused major congestion, fatigue, and falls into doorways resulting in stitches. Then, right when I started feeing better, I found out someone used my debit card info to spend hundreds of dollars...
by krista | Jan 14, 2014 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
I’m a rule follower. It goes along with being a people pleaser. If I’m told to go 40 mph, that’s pretty much what I do. If I’m given a deadline, I make sure I meet that deadline, maybe even beat it. Following those rules makes people happy, and...
by krista | Jan 2, 2014 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
We might not all say it, but we ALL feel, at one time or another, some of us more often than others, that we are not good enough. We look at others and see so many who are smarter, prettier, richer. We see girls who seem to have it all together and we get discouraged...
