Beauty from the  Ashes

December 21, 2024 At this point in December, it's a natural conversation starter to ask, "Are you ready for Christmas?" I heard this...

August 25, 2024 ...and then, she was gone. Two days ago we dropped my youngest off at college. My baby girl. For 18 years she was mine....

August 11, 2024 I still cringe when I think about it. What I heard my little boy saying really cut me to the heart. This picture was...

May 22, 2024 You've done it too, right? Typed out a text and then thought better of sending it. So you delete it. Backspace and rewrite...

January 6, 2024 What is your greatest fear? I’ll tell you mine. My greatest fear is that my children won’t choose to love and follow...

November 18, 2023 “This ministry is taking off, Christi, and it’s because it was God’s idea.” Last week when my friend Kristi said that...

November 18, 2023 "I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago. I will consider all your works...

June 4, 2023 On his first day of kindergarten, we packed a backpack for my son Isaiah. We filled it with everything we thought he might...

March 25, 2023 Labyrinth! One of the best 80s movies, right? If you haven’t seen it…well, we can’t be friends anymore. Go watch it first...

January 29, 2023 I was 22 years old when my brother died. My husband was only 21, and we had been married less than three months. I...