One of my favorite things to do is to walk early in the morning. Recently while at Lake Kristi, I headed out while the dew was still fresh on the green grass. As I was walking, I closed my eyes and started praying. After a minute or two, I opened my eyes and looked back [...]

While sitting at my parent’s pool this week, I noticed a strange plant growing around their fountain. The plant seemed a bit out of place so I asked my dad about it. It turns out that last year when we spit our watermelon seeds into the rocks by the fountain, some of those seeds made [...]

Recently I was heading to Washington D.C. to pick up a friend from the airport. On the way there, my husband and I stopped at Cracker Barrel for some lunch. While we were sitting at our table, I noticed a family of four sitting next to us. When the family got up to leave, one [...]

Recently I was taking a walk down the beaches of Myrtle Beach when my eyes spotted a small piece of glass amongst the beautiful sea shells. I stepped over the glass and kept walking when something pierced my heart that stopped me dead in my tracks. A picture of a little child cutting their foot [...]

Last weekend, I had the privilege of attending the 52nd US Masters Water Ski and Wakeboard Tournament in Callaway Gardens. While there, I had the opportunity to commentate the live web broadcast of the men’s and women’s slalom events. The competition brought with it lots of excitement as the world’s top water skiers fought their [...]

The Lord grants a treasure of common sense to the honest. He is a shield to those who walk with integrity. He guards the paths of the just and protects those who are faithful to Him. Then you will understand what is right, just and fair; and you will find the right way to go. [...]

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I am so thankful for the promise in Proverbs 3 that says if we trust in the Lord with all of our heart, lean not on our own understanding and acknowledge God that He will direct our path. I don’t know about you but there have been so many times in my life where I [...]

I wanted to share something I recently experienced, not to say… “Hey, look at me, I did a nice thing” but to say, “Hey, look at what God did. Look what He wants to do every day through people like you and me.” Yesterday I went into town to run errands. One of the errands [...]

On Friday afternoon as I was driving the boat for a group of young girls from a local Christian school, I was given a clear instruction from one tube rider, “NO BUMPS, MISS KRISTI!” I smiled at her and replied, “I can’t promise you that, sweetie.” As I looked around at the other boats on [...]