Author Archives: Ann Kirsten

When I think of Spring I think of green, all the shades of green, light, dark and everything in between. The summer sun has not had the chance to turn the grasses into golden brown yet. Instead, all t...

It's amazing how many things in nature help to tell the stories of faith, God, and Jesus. I'm thinking today of butterflies. The butterfly's metamorphosis can be used as a symbol of resurrection, tran...

The other day I bent forward in the shower to wrap my wet hair in a towel. That caused me to lose my balance. I half fell out of the bath, did a wild dance trying to regain some balance, and smashed m...

My mom used to say, "There's fungus among us!" It was always good for a chuckle. My kids and I are obsessed with mushrooms. We love all the different shapes, colors, and sizes. I wrote about them here...

Well, we've made it through the time change and a LOT of rainy days. For those of us who garden, it is finally time to get outside and get our hands dirty. This is what we've been waiting for! It's ti...

It began almost thirty years ago in Oregon, and as soon as I heard about it I was hooked. In certain seaside towns, "Glass Fairies" dropped beautiful blown glass balls or "floats" on the beaches for b...

Easter is celebrated in so many ways. For some, it means a family gathering with a ham and other family-favorite foods. For others it means a new dress and a trip to church. And for some it means noth...

March is an interesting month. It serves as the bridge between Winter and Spring. No other month is so full of transitions. One day it snows and the next day it is warm and sunny. You could say that M...

How often do you buy bananas and eat them all before they go brown? Seriously, what kind of planning does that take? No matter what I do I always end up with stragglers that take on a life of their ow...

The headline jumped out at me: "Signs of a Christian Narcissist". What? How can that be? Aren't all believers changed and wonderful people? The short answer is no. Oh, how that confused me as a new be...