by krista | Aug 5, 2017 | 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 just 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...
by krista | Jul 26, 2017 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Finding God’s will is a sometimes-overwhelming prospect. While we know a lot for sure, there are others areas that are gray. How do we navigate those areas? This is in my mind right now because my oldest is wrestling through it. As a recent high school graduate,...
by krista | Jul 14, 2017 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
I hate being uncomfortable. I hate tension. I hate change. I want everyone to be happy and healthy and for life to go smoothly. I want disagreements to be limited to chocolate vs. vanilla or tea vs. coffee (the correct answers being chocolate and coffee, of course!)...
by krista | Jul 6, 2017 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
This morning, our family visited friends in the Imperial Valley, an agricultural area about two hours east of us. My husband, David, had the privilege of spending six years there as a pastor’s kid, and he maintains many of the relationships he forged there. One...
by krista | Jun 26, 2017 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
How am I? You ask. Busy. I am busy. Like most people today, I have taken on more than I should, and I am constantly running behind, running late, running on too little sleep. I should know better. I DO know better. A few years back, I got so busy, I was in...
by krista | Jun 15, 2017 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
In November 2000, I was 7 months pregnant with my second child, Eliana. I had been going to a midwife, planning to deliver at a birthing center. Because my spine is fused, I can’t get an epidural. I chose a midwife because they offer some alternative pain...
