Ah January. The month where Texas couldn’t decide if it wanted to be hot or cold. ;) I’ve decided to try out something new (for CWK) today. During the month of January, I read so many fantastic blog posts and I decided to share them with you :) I’ve divided the posts into four categories: faith, encouragement, relationships, and for fun. I hope these posts bless you as much as they blessed me. So grab a cup of coffee (or… Read more »

The following is a guest post by Michaela At the beginning of the year, Kara explained the meaning of “abiding” and what it mean to abide in Christ. I’ll be honest and admit that when she asked me to write a guest blog on the subject of abiding, I was kind of clueless on what that word really meant. I had a general idea, but I really didn’t know the full extent of the definition. So I googled it (because… Read more »

When the ocean waves crash over and over and over and breathing is impossible, When fog as thick as glue conceals everything around and the sun is invisible, hidden behind the clouds. When the crickets stop chirping and the birds stop singing, And the rain starts pouring and the floods start rising. When the unthinkable happens, and I don’t have words to express immense grief and confusion. All hope seems lost. And as the rain pours the questions start flooding… Read more »

Valentine’s Day sometimes gets a bad rap, but it’s one of my favorite holidays. Last year, one of my friends told me she had made a heart chain with the names of people she loved on it. I think that’s a fantastic idea, and so today I’m making my own heart chain. I think this heart chain could be a creative way to pray, so it’s going to go into my prayer box. Then I can pray through the chain… Read more »

What if I told you there is a way you could quickly turn a set of notecards into a customized practice test? Or that you could use those terms to play a game against fellow classmates… when you are miles apart from each other? Well, with Quizlet you can do all that and more! Quizlet is a fantastic, versitile study tool that allows you to create “study sets” of terms and definitions and then study them like note cards. Quizlet… Read more »

This month we’ve studied what it means to abide, why we need to abide in Jesus (who is our true vine), and we’ve looked at Mary and how she abided. Today, we’re going to look at some practical ways we can learn to abide in Jesus. 5 Ways We Can Abide in Jesus: 1. Spend time with Him. Like Mary, we need to seek to spend time with Jesus. In order to abide in Him, He must come first in… Read more »

It was my seventh birthday. I tore open the large present to happily find my very own My Twin Doll laying inside. Thrilled, I picked her up, held her by her hands, and swung her around- right there in the mall food court. Once I got home, I found a pen in my room and proudly etched my initials on my doll’s foot, following the example of Andy from Toy Story. I wanted everyone to know that this doll was mine. More… Read more »

It’s the tale of two sisters. I’m sure you’ve heard it before. One got caught up in chores. One got caught up in her Lord.  *Enter Mary and Martha, stage left* I want to invite you to turn to Luke 10:38-42 with me, in your personal Bible so you can note what stands out to you in this passage as we study it. In case you’re on the go, I’m going to share these verses down below. But I highly… Read more »

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser… I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” -John 15:1,5 To recap: Jesus= the true vine God= the vinedresser People= branches Fruit. It’s delicious, isn’t it? When I studied abroad in Costa Rica, I had the opportunity to try many different fruits that I had never… Read more »

Wanna know an easy way to boost anyone’s day? SNAIL MAIL!!  When I was in elementary school, a couple of my friends and I exchanged letters back and forth. One of these friends lived four hours away. Another lived five minutes away. We wrote letters in sloppy handwriting and they were full of misspelled words. Sometimes we would draw pictures in our letters, or include a coloring sheet for our friend to complete. I still have most of these letters. They’re… Read more »