Author: Kristin Sterk

As a Christ-follower, wife, stay at home mom, blogger, author, and advanced heart failure patient, my desire is to encourage others in those same roles, through honest and real conversation. May you be inspired to embrace YOUR story of God’s grace in your own life, through simple, grace-filled living.
Around the Home

Around the Home

This past week has been one for the books. I NEVER expected spending the entire week at U of M, but it was just how it was meant to be. And I see God’s hand in it, knowing I couldn’t do life at home. It was where I had to be. I will spare you…

Heart Journey Update

Heart Journey Update

I just wanted to give a quick update on the latest discoveries. Yesterday I had two tests, an EVO2 where I had an EKG and ECHO, then walked on the treadmill for as long as I could, then quickly laid on the bed for another ECHO. It was very hard…not easy to do while being…

Beyond These Four Walls

Beyond These Four Walls

As I sit here perched on the 7th floor heart unit at the University of Michigan, overlooking life outside of these 4 walls, I can’t help but feel being sandwiched between 2 different worlds. I stare out the window, watching the tip-tops of the trees changing, cars going from here to there, electric scooters whizzing…

Heart Journey Update

Heart Journey Update

Start of day 3, and though we haven’t been able to nail down what is going on, we are making progress towards that answer. Being the weekend, we knew that not much would happen, but that the goal would be to just monitor. Yesterday I had a CT scan to see if there was any…