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Let’s Have a Porch Chat (about Unfollows)

in Back Roads to Belonging· Porch Chat· Social Media

This is a post based on an instagram story I gave concerning unfollows on social media. If you’d like to…
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Hey there, dearheart! I’m Kristen, and welcome t

Hey there, dearheart! I’m Kristen, and welcome to my little corner of the world here in the Colorado woods outside Colorado Springs.

I wondered if you’d want to go inside, pull up a chair ‘round the fire, and hang out a bit?

If you’re newer, here's a little about me:

I like:
▫️Country and classical music.
▫️Most hot teas and cocktails with bourbon.
▫️The beach and the mountains. (Why must we pick one over the other?)

I don’t like:
▫️Muffins (They’re just sad cupcakes with no frosting.)
▫️Long winters (God shows His sense of humor by placing me in CO!)
▫️Cruises (In spite of being told otherwise, I did, indeed, feel the ship moving.🥴)

👏🏻I’m a mighty fine encourager, and if you do/say/wear something I genuinely love, I’ll let you know it and/or tell others about it.

🙁I sometimes let fear dictate what I do or don’t do, and that’s exacerbated by my bossy inner critic.

🙅‍♀️I don’t like mean people. BUT I can be awfully sarcastic, and sarcasm is often just mean in cuter clothing.

😢A friend and I talked recently about how raising teens and big kids has us tender to the touch, often with tears just below the surface.

💙Speaking of kids, I’m mama to three hilarious, hard working, and big hearted kiddos—twin sons and a daughter—whom I adore.

❤️I’m wife to a USAF veteran, David, (raising my Polish pottery mug of hot tea to the military spouses here!), who’s also an all around amazing, amazing fella.

📚I wrote two books called #GirlMeetsChange and #BackRoadstoBelonging. I love to help folks see their change and lack of belonging it often brings in a more hopeful light—because difficult change is never the end of things. God’s grace and goodness are.

☕Thank you for being here—I’m passing you a virtual cuppa your favorite hot beverage and a cupcake (sorry, no muffins).

💬This is more than enough about me. Tell me something about you!

📷 Photo by the gorgeous and gorgeously talented Jen Lints of @jenlintsphotography.

#FridayIntroductions

The sun sets on a downright delightful month of ha

The sun sets on a downright delightful month of having all the chicks back in the nest. We puzzled, Uno’d, and played a new game called Knope for President. (So fun!) We watched Mandalorian all together, and David and I started a Netflix show called Turn. We had tea (and coffee!) at 4:30 each afternoon like some kind of Brit wanna-be’s. I cooked like a crazy person because cooking is the most predictable Enneagram 2 thing I do. Pot roast, spaghetti, and baked casseroles, oh my! Plus, 21 year olds who’ve had a semester of fending for themselves on the food front are mighty appreciative when dinner magically comes out of the oven.

Said 21 year olds are back at college now, but I’m thankful for the good memories that stay with the rest of us Strongs after they’ve left. This last month held hard stuff for many of us, I know, but I hope it left you with some good memories as well. 💛

If your life looks anything like mine, difficult c

My daughter read that this past Christmas season,

My daughter read that this past Christmas season, Christmas light sales were up 300% compared to years past. We may leave ours up for another week or two, and I’m 300% okay with that.

In the wise words of @iamtabithabrown, it’s my business.

It’s also my business how I choose to respond to something—indeed, it is a choice. Will I be thoughtful or defensive? Will I be someone who displays or douses the light of Christ?

In our work to love our neighbor as ourselves, may we be a people who persevere and refuse to stop using our own unique God-given light to dispel the dark. People are desperate for it, and this work matters.

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