I had asked a young person in our home, whose name shall not be named, to do her laundry. I knew in the back of my mind, however, this concept was somewhat foreign to her. The countless times I have shown her how to sort clothes, start the machine, add detergent, and those new scent things that look like Nerds candy, had not computed. It’s possible when one saves her […]

Have you ever attended a show, sporting event, or movie, where the experience was so moving you just wanted to stay in your seat, even though the event ended? Me too. I’ve been enjoying a really good season of life recently, but the season before that, well, it pretty much sucked. I hoped and prayed on many days that God would take away the ugly season. It seemed to go […]

I would say my teenage daughters and I communicate well.   They keep me in the loop of the things that are going on in their lives. They come to me with their struggles; they share their insights on faith, friendships, and even boys. I love it! In this stage of life we all seem to be going our separate ways, so I’ve noticed that most of our communication is in […]

Twelve years ago, on the Friday of Father’s Day weekend, I picked up my husband from Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix, AZ, and took him to dinner. He had returned from a weeklong business trip in Denver, and I thought it would be nice to celebrate him being a dad to his then three-year-old and one-year-old daughters. I use the term “celebrate” loosely. I can’t say I went into that […]

[Repost from a few years ago.] It was somewhere around early October of 2015 when we decided to visit a different church in Colorado. Up to that point, we had attended the same church for ten years, and now here we were. I can’t say at the time we were really looking for a new place, but just wanting to see what else was out there. It felt a little […]

It’s been a year and a half since I wrote Part 1 and Part 2 of my journey. I mostly wrote those pieces for myself, and wasn’t sure if I would ever share them publicly. So much happened during that time.   So much of it was sacred–things that were for me and me alone to process. I think I’m ready, though. I think I’m ready to share some pieces of […]

I’ve been thinking about the two paths I mentioned in my last post. We are faced with choices everyday that can lead us down a path of life, or lead us down a path of destruction.  The path leading to life may not seem easy at first.  It may not be the most popular choice.  It may not be roses and sunshine and easy to navigate all the time, but […]

My Name is Krista, and I’m My Own Torchbearer. It was another Friday in November. I sat on the same couch, holding the same Bible, and reading truth that jumped off the page and hit me between the eyes. Who among you fears the Lord and obeys the voice of his servant? Let him who walks in darkness and has no light trust in the name of the Lord and […]

My Name is Krista, and I’m My Own Torchbearer (Part 1) I remember the hour well. Sitting on the comfortable sofa in his office, although it didn’t feel very comfortable with how stiff my shoulders felt. Probably due to the weight of the burden I was carrying. The box of tissue sat about 24 inches in front of me on the coffee table. I was determined not to need one. […]