The Lord is Faithful in Every Season

Carrie KittingerFaith

Hello from my little corner of the internet. I know it has been quiet around here, but I am still breathing!  Life has been full of the ups and downs that come with each season, but I’ve been busy speaking, teaching from the Bible, writing Bible studies, and working on a devotional. Not to mention doing my best each night …

In Sickness and In Health

Carrie KittingerFaith, Marriage

When wedding vows are spoken most couples are healthy and strong and have not walked through the thick and thin places with each other. A few weeks ago the flu hit my husband head-on. Up to that point, I could count on one hand how many sick days he had taken in our 27 plus years of marriage. He ended …

Finding Contentment in the Full and the Empty

Carrie KittingerFaith, Parenting

My house is usually full of people during the holidays, which is amazingly beautiful and messy all wrapped up together. Laughter and tears, cooking and baking, extras squeezed around the table, stacks of dishes, loads of laundry and late-night talks. Then all too soon, everyone leaves and I’m teary-eyed and cranky. (The crankiness doesn’t last more than a day or …

Living in the Moment

Carrie KittingerFaith, Marriage, Parenting

Many times this summer I’ve found myself missing the younger years with my kids. I recently passed by a church that was in full Vacation Bible School (VBS) mode and fun memories came flooding through my mind. For years my kids attended two weeks of VBS. One at our home church where I volunteered and brought neighborhood kids along with …

Keeping Love Alive in Marriage

Carrie KittingerMarriage, VLogs

Each year I am more and more grateful for the gift of Jesus in my life as well as the gift of my husband.  No, it’s not always easy. It’s not always full of goosebumps. It’s messy and wonderful all wrapped up together.  One of the sweetest things to see is an older couple walking hand in hand together – …

Honoring Marriage

Carrie KittingerMarriage, VLogs

What a joy it is to introduce you to my husband as he joins me in this vlog on marriage. No, we don’t have a perfect marriage but we do love each other more today than ever.  Why? I believe it is because we continue to follow Jesus – which takes denying self – and we choose to honor marriage. …

What is Perfect Love?

Carrie KittingerFaith, Marriage

  Be perfect therefore, as your Heavenly Father is perfect. Matthew 5:48 I don’t know about you, but just the thought of having to maintain perfection is exhausting to me. Our idea of being perfect and the Lord’s idea of being perfect are completely different. Our idea of being perfect is to be completely without fault or without blemish. The …

Strawberry Festivals & Unmet Expectations

Carrie KittingerFaith, Marriage

The first year my husband and I were married I read about a strawberry festival taking place in a little town about an hour away. Picturing in my mind exactly what it would look like, I was thrilled when my husband finally succumbed to going with me. I imagined strawberry shortcake and homemade jam being sold along with fresh strawberries …