by Kari Ingram | Nov 12, 2024 | Encouragement, Narcissism, Writing
No doubt you have heard this famous line from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet (9th grade English, anyone?). Shakespeare uses this line to show that one’s name (and all the baggage it brings) is irrelevant, at least in matters of the heart. But this isn’t always true....
by Kari Ingram | Oct 15, 2024 | Narcissism, Writing
It’s been over four years since I started my blog, but I was a writer long before that. I have boxes of notebooks and journals filled with words—thoughts, dreams, experiences—poured out of my heart and onto the page. But all the words were mine alone, the ramblings of...
by Kari Ingram | Sep 26, 2024 | Encouragement
The following story was recently published by Christian Writers for Life in the book When We Pray – True Stories of God’s Miraculous Intervention. “So what you’re saying is, this is basically the worst place in the world for me to live.” The doctor was not...
by Kari Ingram | Aug 21, 2024 | Encouragement, Hiking
I love discovering “life lessons” in the context of nature. Last month, my husband and I spent a few days hiking in Cape Breton Highlands National Park in Nova Scotia. We had driven past Cape Breton Island, where the park is located, several times en route...
by Kari Ingram | Jun 26, 2024 | Encouragement, Hiking
“Wait! Let’s stop here a few minutes and sit by the waterfall.” Waterfall? I was 25 feet or so ahead of my husband on the trail when he called to me, and his words stopped me in my tracks. I turned and headed back down the hill I was already climbing. Wow. How did I...
