With a life of various health struggles, including over six years of undiagnosed Lymes disease during high school and college, Kristi has learned that the everyday, ordinary things are gifts too—along with all the extraordinary. She lives in Maine with her husband and two little boys and writes and creates from the beauty of those everyday moments, never far from a good book, hot cuppa, or a bar of dark chocolate (ideally all three at once!).
It’s been a decade, but the dreams still come. Each is a warped version of the same dilemma: I’m trying to find my way to my class, I have all the wrong books, I have no schedule, I’m too late to register, I can’t find my way to my dorm room, or some such problem. […]
“A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices” John S. Dwight, “O Holy Night” When you’re weary, celebration feels overwhelming. Impossible, even. When you already feel poured out and drained dry, how can you muster up the energy to throw a party, much less decorate, dress up, find a gift, or even simply smile? And […]
The Valley