by Kari Ingram | Dec 9, 2020 | Anxiety, Encouragement
I watch and I wait. I talk about the year 2020 like it is my nemesis. I don’t think I am alone, for our comments and memes indicate that we all fervently long to turn the calendar on January 1, 2021, and find that life has resumed some degree of normalcy. The...
by Kari Ingram | Dec 2, 2020 | Encouragement, Writing
I used to be a journaler. And then I wasn’t. And then I was, but only sporadically. But in the last few months I’ve come to value my journaling time as a precious gift. I’ve begun a practice of journaling three pages first thing every morning. These pages contain...
by Kari Ingram | Nov 23, 2020 | Emotions, Encouragement
Not again. Tears? Really? Where do they come from? What is their purpose? And the bigger question. HOW CAN I STOP THEM? It was just one of those weeks. I blogged a few weeks ago about “Bob the Blob,” that heavy “blah” feeling, that personal rain cloud,...
by Kari Ingram | Nov 12, 2020 | Encouragement, Hiking
Hiking rocks! It just does. There’s something about being out in nature, exerting yourself, feasting on the stunning scenery spoken into existence by the Creator. On a recent hiking trip, my husband and I had hiked up a particular trail for about 4 miles. We...
by Kari Ingram | Nov 5, 2020 | Encouragement
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels This is not the post I planned to write today. I’m sure I’m the only one who ever does this (add sarcastic eye roll here), but when I sat down to write I simply COULD NOT organize my thoughts. Even with my title...