by Kirstena | Aug 13, 2023 | Blog, Scripture Sunday
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11 In August of 2019, I suddenly no longer had a job. I had been in full time ministry for 15+ years. And I truly... 
by Kirstena | Aug 10, 2023 | Blog
Brasso. Saturdays in our house were filled with the pungent odor of Brasso. I complained incessantly of the assault on my nostrils. Weekly my mother would polish all the brass tables in our house even though the tables didn’t look dirty to the naked eye. “Why do... 
by Kirstena | Aug 6, 2023 | Blog, Scripture Sunday
Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth. Sing to the LORD, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.Psalm 96:1-3 NLT When circumstances in our lives are going... 
by Kirstena | Aug 3, 2023 | Blog
Originally written 2/10/2009 I’m a professed “Recovering Perfectionist.” If I couldn’t do something perfectly then I didn’t want to do it at all. When I became a Christian, I determined that I would be the “perfect” Christian. I’d never read the Bible so I began a... 
by Kirstena | Jul 30, 2023 | Blog, Scripture Sunday
This is for all my friends who have been fighting battles for such a long time that it feels like they have been down in the trenches forever. Many have watched as the others have left them or they’ve lost them to their own battles. Regardless, they feel like... 
by Kirstena | Jul 29, 2023 | Blog, Scripture Saturday
Today’s artwork was inspired by a song titled: Surrounded (Fight My Battles). There is line of the song that always gets stuck in my head when I hear it: “It may look like I’m surrounded, but I’m surrounded by You.” Here is the link to a...