by kandersen | Nov 5, 2021 | Christian Living
Every year Thanksgiving comes around and creeps up on me again. I somehow manage to get a turkey in the oven, but that doesn’t mean I’ve done the work to prepare my heart and mind for the holiday. In fact, the very concept of thankfulness tends to feel...
by kandersen | Jun 8, 2021 | Christian Living, Uncategorized
I sat shaking. Paralyzed. Terrified. “Just talk to Jesus. Tell him what you’re feeling.” My friend urged me. I gulped and whispered, “I can’t. I’m too scared.” My heart was broken. I felt devastated. Hopeless....
by kandersen | Feb 14, 2021 | Christian Living
It’s that time of year again. It’s my favorite holiday. A day filled with love and generosity and togetherness. A day to celebrate those people in our lives that we don’t know what we would do without. If you’re not feeling that same kind of joy and...
by kandersen | Dec 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
I like to say that Christmas music is my antidepressant. A couple of years ago when I was working my corporate 9-5 office job, I was both amazed and discouraged by how dark it was already when I left work for the evening. There was no daylight left. It felt dark and...
by kandersen | Nov 25, 2020 | Christian Living, Collabs
Welcome back to the blog! It’s been a while and I’ll tell you why below. But first, I wanted to introduce you to my friend, Tabitha Allman of www.tabithaallman.com. She invited me to join her on her blog today to share about everything I’ve learned...
by kandersen | Aug 25, 2020 | Christian Living
I walked into a church building for the first time in months. It was so strange to think about how much Covid-19 had changed. My friend was on the hospitality team, which meant she opened the door so that people didn’t have to touch the handle and she greeted them...
by kandersen | Jun 24, 2020 | Christian Living
Lately, I’ve needed a little extra laughter in my life. But with such serious stuff happening in our world, sometimes it feels like I need permission to know it’s okay to laugh and still take life seriously at the same time. Christians have a tendency to...
by kandersen | Apr 30, 2020 | Real Life Stories
Press play for an audio transcript of this blog post. Hello friends. This blog post is going to have a bit of a different tone than my posts normally do. I usually try to post very professional, more formal, long-form publishable articles that I sometimes work...
by kandersen | Feb 29, 2020 | Christian Living, Real Life Stories
I looked directly into his eyes and immediately looked away. He was homeless. I was scared. I grew up safe and sheltered in the suburbs of Chicago. All of the evils of the world were only abstract concepts to me because I had little personal experience with those that...
by kandersen | Feb 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
By the point that you are reading this, ringing in the New Year is just a memory. You have since gotten back to the daily grind and sunk back into the mundaneness of everyday life. It’s been a whole month since then! Any new year’s resolutions you have set have likely...
