KarissaSep 30, 2020Even If He Doesn'tNebuchadnezzar answered and said to them, “Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the go...
KarissaMay 5, 2020Those Too BraveFaith is the paradox of life. We are told not to fear by those afraid, living alongside us while an invisible fear is stealing through th...
KarissaFeb 4, 2020He Will Swallow Up Death Forever: Kobe Bryant, The Holocaust, and Eternity.Last week the United States was shocked as Kobe Bryant, his young daughter, and two others were killed in a freak accident. People were s...
KarissaJan 7, 2020A New YearIf ever a year deserved a Christmas/New Year/What Happened-To-Our family letter, this would be it. It would seem that 2019 was the year t...
KarissaDec 16, 2019In The FullestWith crowds pressing in all around Him, Jesus climbed up a mountain. As He sat down, His disciples came to him, ready to learn. Sitting t...
KarissaNov 19, 2019Book Review: How Great Is Our God by Louie GiglioBook Review for Louie Giglio's "How Great is our God" children's devotional.
KarissaOct 30, 2019How to Keep Your Head Above Water During a Season of TransitionI spoke today to my dear friend who is going through a monumental transition. As in, moving across the world transition. It was so encour...
KarissaOct 24, 2019Children's Book Review: "Night Night Devotions"Sweet Lou and I recently recieved a book to review called "Night Night Devotions", by Amy Parker, and illustrated by Virginia Allyn. It i...
KarissaOct 22, 2019The Mom Guilt TrainMy husband usually has at least one day he works late a week, and my daughter and I have designated those nights our “happy girls night”....
KarissaOct 7, 2019Lead Me To The Rock"I'm NOT overwhelmed." I said to myself, completely overwhelmed. Positive self-talk is proven to help, so it was worth a shot. All it did...
KarissaAug 28, 2019When Steadfast Love and Faithfulness Meet {Psalm 85:10-11}Beautiful is the life that walks closely with God. Full is the life that strives for obedience to Him. This is where steadfast love and f...
KarissaAug 4, 2019Love Your Neighbor (It's Not That Hard)It's probably Bob Goff's fault. He has become a friend in our home, although we have never met him. My daughter has the kid's devotional ...
KarissaJun 19, 2019Soul Shaping BooksThere are books, there are good books, there are the books full of friends you feel you always knew, and then there are books that shape ...
KarissaJun 13, 2019Dear DelilahThis year, I greet Delilah as a friend. I rebelled and cursed her for four, but in this fifth year, I will walk alongside her as a compan...
KarissaJun 6, 2019Crying Out In The WildernessMaybe it was the background music. A swell of melody dashed together through my earphones, reaching it's pinnacle right as I read: "The v...
KarissaMay 29, 2019People Do Not Drift Toward Holiness"People do not drift toward holiness. Apart from grace driven effort, people do not gravitate toward godliness, prayer, obedience to scri...
KarissaMay 11, 2019The Power of MotherhoodI recently read my journal entries from years ago when Sweet Lou was an infant. Spattered here and there throughout the days I'd get all ...
KarissaMay 7, 2019The Unicorn on The MantleYesterday would have been my grandma's 95th birthday. It also was the day I had to super glue the Unicorn that normally sat on the mantle...
KarissaMay 6, 2019Four Ways to Disciple Young KidsFour Easy Ways to disciple your kids, big or little!
KarissaApr 4, 2019Word To You MothersMotherhood is hard. And all of us with purses full of half eaten crumbs, permananent dark circles under our eyes, and moods simultaneousl...