One week from tomorrow I become a wife. I have waited and prayed for this day for a long time. I have watched my best friends have their moments, and stood there asking God why I was having to wait, and never really getting much of an answer. I remember wanting to find my person... Continue Reading →
So Thursday morning I got up and went to work, and by Thursday night I was barely able to drive home because of fatigue. I went to the doctor and found out I was positive for the flu. Needless to say, my entire weekend was shot. I was supposed to hang out with a friend,... Continue Reading →
My name is Katie. I grew up in Phenix City, Alabama as the daughter of Rodney and Debbie and the granddaughter of Bill and Charlotte and Leonard and Marilyn. I had an amazing childhood. I went to college in Lakeland, Florida and currently live in Birmingham, AL where I met the love of my life,... Continue Reading →
My parents are pastors, and there is a deacon in our church who tells me a story about myself from when I was about 3. He says he asked me if my dad was at work, and I looked at him and said "Daddy don't work" - I laugh every time and my dad just... Continue Reading →
About 2 months ago I started having these awful headaches. My head was hurting every single day, and on some days I could barely open my eyes. I would take Excedrin like it was candy, and nothing could relieve it. One Thursday morning I woke up because I was going on 14 hours straight of... Continue Reading →
Monday night I was so upset. I have been working since July to grow squash and zucchini. Now, I live in an apartment so Jonathan built me this awesome plant box for my veggies, and the box sits on my porch. Well about a week ago I noticed that my squash plant was having some... Continue Reading →
I really love birthdays. I don't just love my own birthday, but I really love other people's birthdays too. I think they are such special days, and a really big deal. This is probably why I used to force my family to celebrate my birthday the entire month of August, and throw me like 4... Continue Reading →
"Perseverance is a fruit of the Spirit (capital "S" Spirit) which means the devil doesn't have it. Sometimes you don't overcome the devil, you just wear his butt out." That is a really great quote. It is a really great concept, and it is really inspirational. I heard it the first time a few days... Continue Reading →
So, what do you do when someone comes to tell you the walls of your hometown have been destroyed? Well if you are Nehemiah you go rebuild them. I think this is a big reason why I like Nehemiah. He’s a problem solver, and he acts. How many times do we see people identify problems,... Continue Reading →
I think people are so interesting. I am fascinated by the behavior of humans, even my own. Something I have noticed about us is that all of us have a safe place. Its essential. We have to have somewhere to go when life gets hard. And we are so desperate for a sustainable safe place,... Continue Reading →
walking in trust 