Today I composed a letter to myself… my thirteen-year-old self that is :) When I was writing this post,  I wrote about specific things I needed to hear when I was thirteen– as if thirteen-year-old Kara could actually receive this letter and read it. I thought it would be interesting to look back and see what I cared about when I was thirteen. Also, I didn’t provide too many details about thirteen-year-old Kara’s future, because she doesn’t need to know… Read more »

I’m so excited to be blogging here now! *Squeals* In case you just stumbled upon this site, you should know that I used to blog at chosenholyloved.weebly.com (don’t bother looking for it, it’s basically just a tombstone now).  So, when you look at old pictures, that’s why my chosen-holy-loved logo is on them, not my Coffee with Kara logo. Anywho… Welcome to coffeewithkara.com, and I hope you enjoy your stay and come back again soon! Blessings, Kara   You might… Read more »

That I can’t fall asleep unless I’m wearing socks   That I’m addicted to cran-grape juice That I saw Tangled more than 20 times in the first year of it’s release That I’ve never painted my nails red That I adore waltzing That ducks are my favorite animal That I love exploring That I used to loath Spanish (which is now my major) That if I could go anywhere in the world, I would go to New Zealand  That I… Read more »

The following are some of my favorite quotes (twelve of them, in fact, because today is November twelfth). Enjoy and be inspired :) God is most glorified in me when I am most satisfied in him. -John Piper You don’t loose friends, because real friends can never be lost. You lose people masquerading as friends, and you’re better for it. -Mandy Hale Is it weird to anybody else that we equate worshiping God with music? As if worship is something… Read more »