I walked into the auditorium, like I’ve done many times before. I found a seat near the front, but far enough from the stage for my introverted self to feel secure. I looked around and realized how I didn’t know anyone. My stomach did a little flip as it caught on to what my brain was processing. I wondered if I should stay. I wanted to, but I also knew […]

Now before you raise an eyebrow about my parenting skills with teenage girls, and topics like dating, for example, please take in the innocence and sweetness of this little tale. Little did we know when we moved to Arizona that we scored a great neighborhood.  They say you can choose your home, but you can’t choose your neighbors.  So very true.  It’s taken a while to meet our neighbors, because, […]

It was a beautiful Friday night here in the desert. The sun was setting across the field. The temperature was dropping—well a bit. And a nice breeze was blowing. The announcer came on the loud speaker and welcomed the parents and students to the first home football game of the season at Williams Field High School. I peered through the crowd and spotted her on the track. She was sporting […]

A few months ago, I received an invitation to join an online neighborhood social media group. It even came complete with its own app for my smart phone. The invitation email went something like this: Krista, come and meet other neighbors in your community. Find out what’s going on around your area, so you can stay informed. So I joined the website. Now I have 24/7 access to all things […]

The pile has sat in the middle of our garage for over four months now. I’m not even sure how it got here. Did we really mean to pack all that stuff, and move it from Colorado to Arizona? My husband occasionally picks up items from the pile, and asks me if the movers might have packed it by accident, because surely we wouldn’t have brought junk with us. We […]

I had one of those experiences recently. I thought I knew how the story went, and then I was surprised by one little fact that I had never heard before. And that little fact changed everything. My ah-ha moment happened when I was sitting with some friends listening to another friend tell a story I’ve actually heard before. And by “sitting with friends,” I mean sitting in church with 800 […]

My husband compiled some photos of our 19 years together, so rather than writing about our anniversary today, I’ll let these pictures tell the story.  Sometimes words just aren’t necessary.

Last week my daughters started back to school. At new schools. In our new place of residence. Oh the anticipation in our household a week ago. You could have cut the air with a knife as tension and fear crept into our home last Sunday. I’m happy to say we all survived the week. I’m convinced that “back to school” is a journey for the entire family. There were nerves. […]

The day began like any other summer day. One daughter was up and dressed by 8 am; the other was snug as a bug in her bed trying to grab all the precious hours of sleep before school begins. That’s right, school begins on Monday. I knew when we were looking to move to Arizona that some districts were on a modified year-round school calendar. Well, it turns out, we […]