by krista | Dec 27, 2014 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
A friend of mine told me about the Waze app last year – it’s a GPS that not only tells you the best way to a particular destination, but also which routes have traffic delays at any given time. Others using the Waze app can add their comments – an...
by krista | Dec 15, 2014 | Christ life, Christmas, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
When we lived in Spain (2006-2007), we were surprised to see that political correctness was not an issue during the holidays. Our kids’ public school had a huge nativity scene prominently displayed in the lobby. Thomas was cast as a wise man in his Pre-K3...
by krista | Dec 13, 2014 | Christmas, Favorites, Movies, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
I love Christmas movies! Our family tradition is to save these films for the weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year’s — no Christmas music or movies any other time of year. So when we finally get to pull these out — woo-hoo! We go crazy....
by krista | Dec 8, 2014 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Twenty years ago this week, Dave brought me home for Christmas. Except that he didn’t tell his parents we were dating. He hadn’t even told me we were dating. We had, in fact, been “hanging out” for about six months (yep, that’s months) and he had yet to declare his...
by krista | Nov 29, 2014 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
“Doing Good” is part of almost every religion, part of groups on every side of the political landscape; it is part of slogans and campaigns. It is everywhere. Christians don’t have the corner on the “Good Deeds” market. But we do have a reason for doing good that is...
by krista | Nov 25, 2014 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Teens today are having sex. A lot. Studies indicate that at least half of all teenagers are sexually active in high school. Personally, I think that number is conservative. It is as casual a part of many relationships as the goodnight kiss was back in the “old...
