We are THAT Family
Hi there, world changer. I’m glad you’re here. I hope my words encourage you as a wife and mom and remind you that you’re not alone in your yes to God. It’s okay to be real and a little irreverent and mostly vulnerable in this safe space. Deep down, I think there’s a little bit of that family in all of us.
I’m wild about sweet tea and I have a thing for globes and maps. I love color and words and my house has a lot of both. I’m parenting teens and a young adult with my husband slash best friend of more than 25 years.
I’m the founder of Mercy House and Fair Trade Friday and sometimes I write books. I love traveling and experiencing new cultures, trying new foods, and I’m a big fan of all things fair trade. I share my broken and beautiful story in my memoir, Rhinestone Jesus, and I share how it’s changed the way we parent in Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World and Raising World Changers. Want to read the newest book? Click here.
My life is messy and redeemed and I’m grateful for the chance to live it.
Read More about Meet Kristen
This is what I’ve learned. God moves some mountains miraculously. We stare down the impossible, and it stares right back at us. But then God casts it into the sea and makes a way where there wasn’t. And some mountains God does not move. They are out in front of us—blocking our paths, ... Read More
Catch up on part one , part two and part 3 of this story. When my husband and I need some time together, we always go to the same little coffee shop. It was two days before Christmas and we ended up sipping our favorite hot drinks in a neighboring town. We were talking about our kids, our ... Read More
When my kids were young, we moved from the lush green hills of Arkansas to the brown rocky landscape of New Mexico. I didn’t recognize the beauty in either place, until I left them. It was the season when I did nothing for anyone. Including myself. I felt like I lived in circles. Doing ... Read More
Catch up on part one and part two of this story. I entered a crowded apartment and joined 60+ women (shoulder to shoulder) who removed their hijabs and danced their hearts out to celebrate an engagement of one of our refugee friends. The whole thing felt like I was watching (and experiencing) ... Read More
