by krista | Dec 30, 2013 | Recommended Reading, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Let me just say, upfront, that this was hard, choosing just 10 books. But I forced myself to do it (though I did “cheat” by including a few series!). I read a variety of genres, so I tried to represent each here: YA, science fiction, historical, mystery,...
by krista | Dec 27, 2013 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
“Why do I feel so lonely when I have so many people in my life?” This question was asked by a teen girl at our church. I am sure she is not the only one with this on her heart. Loneliness can be felt in a crowd, in a large family, even by people with lots of friends,...
by krista | Dec 26, 2013 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
With New Year’s coming up next week, lots of us are probably thinking of Resolutions. Something about the New Year empowers us, makes us see the future full of possibilities, like the mistakes we’ve made can be erased and we get a clean slate. The good news is that we...
by krista | Dec 23, 2013 | Christ life, Recommended Reading, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
About that time Caesar Augustus ordered a census to be taken throughout the Empire. This was the first census when Quirinius was governor of Syria. Everyone had to travel to his own ancestral hometown to be accounted for. So Joseph went from the Galilean town of...
by krista | Dec 20, 2013 | Recommended Reading, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized, Writing
I have only been a professional writer for few years. But I have been reading since I was four. And what I have learned is that most writers are readers. Big-time readers. I read A LOT. Sometimes as much as a book a day, but almost always at least a book a week. I...
by krista | Dec 18, 2013 | Christ life, Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
I am sitting in my classroom right now, while my students take their semester exams. Because my students are awesome, they aren’t sweating bullets or crying or rolling on the floor in pain. They are calmly responding to the questions. Why? Because they came...
