by Kristy | Jan 26, 2014 | food, Travel, Uncategorized
I’ve read quite a few articles over the years about how you should do all your traveling while you’re young. I don’t totally disagree. Believe me, more than once I’ve wished the money I spent in college bars was used to fund a backpacking trip through Europe. However,...
by Kristy | Jan 17, 2014 | Caribbean, coffee, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Travel, Uncategorized
There are few things that make me happier than a good cup of coffee (or three). I have the stained teeth of an 80-year-old to prove it. One of those few things happens to be my affinity for the Caribbean. Marry my love this glorious bean and my favorite place on the...
by Kristy | Jan 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
Over the past few years, Compassion International has invited bloggers to choose one word for the new year and write a post about it. Writers were asked to name a single word that externalizes the promise of what the new year brings. The thought behind this practice...
by Kristy | Dec 31, 2013 | Beauty, Moms, Women
The following post is an entry from my journal last year. I posted it on Facebook and didn’t think much about it. A friend told me that a mutual friend of ours saw it, and read it to their Bible study group. She shared that they were blessed by it. During a long...
by Kristy | Dec 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
Yeah, I know. Sounds like a silly title. If you’re purchasing a gift for someone, you already have a purpose, right? Today I’m thinking beyond the purpose of finding a gift someone will like enough not to return. That the act of buying a great item in...