by krista | Aug 14, 2014 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Remember when you were a kid and you hated what your mom served for dinner, and she’d say something like this: “I know you hate broccoli, but there are starving children in Africa who would love this meal.”? I hated that speech. I know, Mom was...
by krista | Aug 11, 2014 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
There’s a word that Christians rarely use in conversation. I’ve never heard it in a sermon or song, never read it in a devo. It’s a word that makes us uncomfortable, offended. It just isn’t polite for Christians to discuss. The word? Fat....
by krista | Aug 7, 2014 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Did you know poverty can be a blessing? It can. Really. I am going through a study on the Beatitudes right now, and right at the beginning, I read this verse… “Blessed are the poor in Spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Mt. 5:3) The...
by krista | Aug 4, 2014 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
I love happy endings. I’ll read the occasional “sad” book, but I prefer knowing in advance that, despite the conflicts along the way, the story will end happily. I want the hero or heroine to get everything he/she wants, to be loved and comfortable...
by krista | Aug 1, 2014 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Yesterday, Thomas, my dad, and I went to Disney’s Blizzard Beach – a super-fun water park in Orlando. We had a great time riding the rides, bouncing around in the wave pool, and drifting along on the lazy river. Not everyone, however, was having fun. As I...
by krista | Jul 28, 2014 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Yesterday, I left church crying. I shed quite a few tears in church, as well. Why? It was our last Sunday. We love our church. It has become more than just a place of worship. It is a home, a refuge, a community. Yet so many people hate church. They leave churches or...
