{Have you heard about 5 Minutes for Mom’s 2011 Ultimate Blog Party? Get the low down here!}
Is it your first time here? Then welcome, y’all!
My name is Kristen, and I welcome you to my little sanguine corner, Chasing Blue Skies. It is a place where you can “stare out the window” and receive fresh-air encouragement through all circumstances, come rain or shine. You can read more about me and this space here.
I’m the wife to one hot Air Force man and mama of 3 crazy cute young’uns.
As a military wife, I have {mostly} loved moving from place to place. Less than a year ago, we lived in Hawaii.
Then, Uncle Sam “voted us off the island.”
We currently live in Colorado. We love it here!
I may not know much, but I write what I do know…
About marriage {where I first really learned I can be mighty selfish}…
About parenting {it isn’t for wimps}…
And about general woman-y stuff {how I’m learning not to compare myself to others, whether it be fellow PTO moms or Heidi Klum}.
photo credit
Also, you may have seen my around my fine first home, Moms Sharpening Moms.
If you’d like to sit a spell with me under some blue skies, I’ll serve you some sweet soul encouragement as I struggle and succeed and struggle again while clinging to the One who never lets me go.Thank you for visiting, and I look forward to visiting you in your neck of the woods, too!
His work-in-progress,
Hello, Kristin, from one military spouse to another. 🙂 We were stationed at Fort Carson 1998-2002. Currently at Fort Drum and… I thought we got snow at Carson. Nothing compared to the snow here. lol
Just dropping by from the UBP and thought I’d say “hello”.
Hope you have a great weekend!
Hello, Dawna! So nice to meet you! Ya, the good thing about snow here is it melts quickly! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by.
I hope that you are enjoying the UBP!!
From Hawaii to Colorado?! Uncle Sam has a sense of humor! You are so right – parenting isn’t for wimps – but then marriage isn’t either!!
True dat, Melinda!
What a great intro post! I can’t wait to hear more!
Meredith @ http://realfaithjourney.blogspot.com
from the UBP11!!
Great blog! Your family is beautiful, and I think you’re even cuter than Heidi Klum! I can’t wait to come back to read more…blessings!
Awww shucks, Bethany. Thank you, even if that’s a load of hogwash! HA! Kidding. Seriously, nice to meet you!
Stoppin from the UBP’11! I love your header! What fun intro.
Thank you so much! It’s great to meet you.
Here from the UBP and it is so great to meet you!! Love your photos and your sense of humor about the military voting you off the island. My dad was in the Air Force and we did our share of traveling growing up.
joy & blessings to you,
Alida
Stopped by from UBP11 and I am following your blog now as a subscriber 🙂 Can’t wait to read more!
Visiting from UBP and will be visiting again! Great name by the way 😉
Hey girlie! Loving your pictures of your sweet family! I will most likely be in Colorado this summer (Ft. Collins area) and would love to meet up!
Oh, Stacey, that would be awesome! Let’s try to make it work!
Great to meet a fellow milspouse blogger! 🙂
Love your blog! And welcome to CO
Hi! New follower here. I’m Dayngr {like Danger} surfing in from the UBP. Hope you’ll stop by and visit my ultimate blog party post at Dayngrous Discourse {in Miami} and follow along if you like what you read. Have a great weekend and keep partying!
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@Dayngr
Here from UBP! What an adorable family you have! Following now 🙂
We have visited Hawaii, love it! I’ve never been to Colorado:) I love the message of your blog, we all need some fresh air;)
Hey girl!! stopping by for UBP. love ya!
Lovely to meet you, Kristen, through ubp. Thanks to your family for your service to our country.
Fondly,
Glenda
Gg – Notes on the Journey #269
Thank you so much, Glenda! Those sentiments are always so appreciated.
What a beautiful blog and you have such a lovely family. I’m slightly jealous you’ve lived in Hawaii and Colorado… two of my favorite places… although I can’t really complain about living in Cali too much! Hope you’re having fun at the UBP!!!
Thank you so much, Launa! Yes…Cali is not too shabby! 🙂 You have both the ocean and mountains close by! 🙂
So nice to meet you!
What a lovely blog you have here! This is my first experience as a participant in the Ultimate Blog party–what a delightful way to meet new people of like interests.
Have a lovely day!
I love your header! Visiting from the party, would love to have you visit me! More about Living a Balanced Life
Bernice
Stopped over from UBP. First, thanks to you, your husband, and family for serving our country (yes, I know enough folks in the military to know that you all serve). I wouldn’t mind getting voted off the island and relocated to Colorado! Beautiful pics. Blessings.
Thank you so much, Nancy. I appreciate that!
Hi! Nice to meet you through UBP! My best friend was in the air force and is married to an airforce hubby! haha Her blog is http://www.hopeabound.blogspot.com I am a stay at home mom to one little guy. He sure keeps me busy and I love it! 🙂 I hope you have a great day!
Leigha
http://www.edinfamily.blogspot.com
Kristin! Wonderful to “meet” you…I’m stopping in from the UBP! 🙂 Love your pictures…what an adventure living in Hawaii and now Colorado! I’ve never been to either but would LOVE to visit (or maybe live). My husband is a former Army guy. 🙂 You have a lovely family…
I look forward to reading more!
Dropping by to say “Hi”!
Beautiful blog.
Take care,
Char from UBP #372
http://1epicmom.com/2011/04/07/ultimate-blog-party-2011/
I LOVE that you mention Uncle Sam voting you off the island and the picture too. Too funny! I’ve got many friends who are military moms. I am excited to have found your blog. You look like a fun family! I’m visiting from the UBP2011. Please stop on over to my mission aviation blog and check us out! Since your husband is a pilot too, maybe it would be of interest! 🙂 http://reednewsletter.blogspot.com/2011/04/ultimate-blog-party-2011.html
Blessings,
Kristine
Stopping by from the UBP, love your post on Parenting. Oh how true it is about hurrying them up and it is counter productive, they so don’t try to spite us. I am now subscribing…thanks for sharing your take on parenting.
Thank you for visiting my neck of the woods, Heather! It’s awesome to meet you.
HI I’m LaDonna I’ve found you via the UBP, would love to have you stop by my place over at http://www.iFRoG.me.
Hi there! I just saw you on the UBP links and thought I’d say “hi!” I was just thinking about our nice chat on our way back to the airport after Relevant. Are you going this year? Nice to “see” you again!
Marci, hello sweet girl! I am hoping to go to Relevant…still don’t know for certain. Are you going?
Nice to “meet” you! You have a lovely family. How wonderful to have lived in Hawaii! I’ve never even visited there- someday! But I am always cold, so I tell dh often that “Hawaii is our only option, really!”..for retiring some day 🙂
Hi! I’m stopping by from the UBP – trying to visit all on the link for Christian blogs by the end of the day (I’ve not been going straight down the list…but I’m now on my last round!). I’m #73 (Being Made New – http://tinahollenbeck.blogspot.com). I hope you might be able to pop in at my place sometime soon.