Boston. It is one of those moments that you will forever remember exactly where you were sitting when it happened. I was in a coffee shop with a friend that had just returned from the mission field. Her back was to the tv screen and I had to interrupt her and say I am so […]
Author: Kristin
Ten Years Later [McLendon Missions-Part Three]
Thank you friends for being so kind to my heart earlier this week. I am so excited to start writing again and I can’t thank you enough for your kind and encouraging words. They mean more to me than you know!! ~ Ten years ago this month I came “home” from the mission field of […]
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Why I almost quit writing… [a very honest post]
I almost didn’t write yesterdays blog post because well-my Fresh Start was for April 1st and as you can now see I didn’t write it till April 8th. I looked back in my journal at April 1st in my Secret Place with the Lord and this is what I wrote, “Jesus. Not only is it […]
A Fresh Start
Last Monday morning I woke up with a newness in my heart. It was for starters a Monday morning. There’s something about a Monday–like a chance for a do-over (am I the only one that feels that way?). Then it was April 1st. The combination of the two did something for my heart. February and […]
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McLendon Missions 2013, Part Two
This Summer Robert and I each have the privilege of leading two different mission teams. He’s headed to Scotland, I’m headed to Costa Rica. We wrote a letter a few weeks back and thought it would be good to share our heart here on the blog. Last night we shared Costa Rica with you. Tonight […]
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McLendon Missions 2013, Part One
This Summer Robert and I each have the privilege of leading two different mission teams. He’s headed to Scotland, I’m headed to Costa Rica. We each wrote a short letter a few weeks back and I thought I would take a moment to share it here on our blog. Tonight we thought we’d share Costa […]
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Happy 2nd Birthday Jude Bug!
Happy Birthday my sweet one. I can not believe it’s been two years since you have entered our lives. We can not imagine our world with out you in it! You bring us great joy and we love watching you run into the beautiful person God created you to be. With each new day we […]
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I’m proud of us
This is week six of half marathon training. One day soon I plan on writing my whole running journey that began back in September and sharing it with you, but for now I want to share with you the now. I do believe this is where the saying “the rubber hits the road” comes in. […]
More than a mile
I want to remember today. 16 weeks from now….I want to remember what today felt like. I want to remember that I took 3 weeks off from running thanks to a head cold/double ear infection/Christmas Vacation/Anniversary Cruise….and today hurt. It was cold outside today. Every breath was painful cold air. Yet with every breath of […]