by krista | May 24, 2013 | Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Last night was graduation. It is always a bittersweet time for me. I am happy – the students work hard for years to earn their diplomas. But I am also sad – I hate losing students I have come to love. This year’s class is especially close to my heart. I have taught...
by krista | May 20, 2013 | Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Period. If a kid is sick, he needs to stay home. I don’t want him coming to school, breathing all over me and my healthy family just so he can get an award. I’d like to make a new award: “The thank-you-for-staying-home-when-you-were-sick”...
by krista | May 18, 2013 | Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Seventeen years ago today, I married David Alan McGee. It was a small wedding, inexpensive. We had neither the budget nor the desire to spend a fortune on our day. We just wanted to get married and to have our family and friends there to watch. We were young (21 and...
by krista | May 13, 2013 | Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Seriously. Words are words, right? Why do people make such a big deal about certain ones? Here’s what I think: 1. As Christians, we are told, “Let your speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt…” (Col. 4:6). I have never, in my lifetime, heard...
by krista | May 9, 2013 | Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
People who know me would say, without hesitation, that I am an extrovert. The poster child for extroverts. I love talking, love laughing, love people. I will stand in front of a crowd and do just about anything. It takes a lot to embarrass me, a lot to make me...
by krista | May 6, 2013 | Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
“God delights in giving good gifts to His children.” It sounds so simple. So easy. But this is something that has taken me years to fully embrace. “God’s people will suffer.” I get that. “Life is hard. God is good.” Been there. But recently, God has been showering...