10 Small Ways to Use your Summer for Ministry

10 Small Ways to Use your Summer for Ministry

*Originally posted on take-it-from-kayla.blogspot.com on 6/10/17* I don’t know about you, but summer makes me feel like I could take on the world. There’s just something about the sunny heat and the faint smell of sunscreen, chlorine, and freshly cut grass...
Reflections on Lent from a First Timer

Reflections on Lent from a First Timer

We’ve all heard about it before. Lent. The season where religious folks give up something for 40 days and Catholics can’t eat meat on Fridays. Many protestants view it as a religious ritual that is strict and unnecessary during this Easter season, but is...
The Other Half

The Other Half

*Originally posted under the title “50% Makes a Difference” on take-it-from-kayla.blogspot.com on 10/16/16* What do you see when you look at the women around you? Do you see moms, daughters, friends, wives, grandmothers, or aunts? Do you see a doctor, a...
I’m Not Sorry

I’m Not Sorry

*This was originally posted on take-it-from-kayla.blogspot.com on 1/3/15* Sometimes I just want to go around wearing a disclaimer. I want people to know what they’re getting into before they involve themselves with me. I want to apologize for all the reasons I don’t...
Four Plane Tickets and an Apple

Four Plane Tickets and an Apple

*Originally posted on take-it-from-kayla.blogspot.com on 12/17/14* We arrived at the airport when it was still dark outside. The chilliness in the air only reminded me how alone I would be mere minutes from now. My eyes were puffy to notify me that I was lacking the...