by krista | Feb 21, 2012 | Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
I have a friend who is a dental hygienist. She has been working for the same dentist for 25 years. This dentist has windows facing a beautiful garden. My friend said that, 25 years ago, when she asked patients if they wanted a magazine while they waited for the...
by krista | Feb 20, 2012 | Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
One of my former students is attending a Christian college. I asked if her school had a dress code. She said yes. I was waiting to hear a long list of what could and could not be worn on campus. Instead, she told me their policy was just seven words: “No crack...
by krista | Feb 17, 2012 | Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Rachel McRae, Lifeway’s fiction buyer, invited me to be a guest blogger today. Thanks, Rachel! Check out this fabulous website to find out what “Starbuck’s Fridays” were, and how those days led to the creation of First Date....
by krista | Feb 16, 2012 | Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Tonight I had a book signing at my church. It was fun. Except for the part where I wrote down the wrong Bible verse. My favorite verse is, and has been for years, Psalms 19:14: “May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be pleasing in thy sight,...
by krista | Feb 13, 2012 | Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
Like so many others, I am deeply saddened by the tragic death of Whitney Houston. She, of course, is not the first celebrity to have her life cut short. But her vitality, her beauty, and her incredible talent, leaves us all mourning what should have been, heartbroken...
by krista | Feb 12, 2012 | Stuff about Me, Uncategorized
My son’s K-3 teacher was named Mari Paz. She taught at a bilingual school in Madrid, Spain, and she had very strong opinions on how to properly educate preschoolers. In our first meeting with her, Mari Paz held up a drawing of an apple and told all of the...
