Author Archives: Ann Kirsten

Do you ever read the Bible while standing upon a pedestal?  Because, sometimes I do.  I caught myself doing it again the other day. I was reading in Kings at the time.  Oh, h...

Somehow my granddaughter has gotten it into her head that when her two year old brother turns three he will magically mature and listen to her five year old wisdom.  “Ooh,” she gripes...

My granddaughter goes through this routine whenever she wants something from me.  She opens her eyes wide (she calls them her “Bambi Eyes”), folds her little hands together and says, ...

When my girls were little, they probably watched Rainbow Brite more than a hundred times.  The theme song is still fried into my brain (“Rainbow Brite, Stars are shining bright …&rdq...

It happens every February. We get a few sunny days and I immediately go into a full blown case of spring fever. I head outside to embrace the new season and am met with the brown, mushy remains of las...

January 23rd is National Handwriting Day.  No, you don’t have to run out and buy gifts and cards, but a nice handwritten note to someone you love might be nice! My Gr...

A while back, I wrote about how in spite of all the technological things that keep us inside our homes, we still find ways to “chat over the back fence.”  Lately, I have been struck a...

After all the hustle and bustle of the holidays, it is very common for people (especially mommas) to get the blues in January.  And – as if we need the extra post-holiday stress - January h...

Last year at this time, I felt that God was giving me a one word direction: SIMPLIFY.  And, I thought I knew exactly how that would look.  I pictured “simplify” in a romanticized...

There are people who don’t look forward to this time of year - perhaps you’re one of them.  The reasons for this are as varied as the people.  Some have lost family members and t...