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Kristin Sterk

Simple, Grace-Filled Living

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As a Christ-follower, wife, blogger, author, and advanced heart failure and leukemia 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.

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Sometimes I miss the simplicity of how I grew up. Sometimes I miss the simplicity of how I grew up. We would spend HOURS outside, making who knows what, while my sister and I pretended we were going to be the next gymnastic Olympians to stand on the podium, using the Rice Krispie “medals” you got in the box, as our rewards. Life was incredibly simple. Incredibly free. And incredibly intentional. Thank you, Mom and Dad! At what we would’ve called “dinner” back then, we all sat down as a family to take a break from our “work” (my dad as a farmer and my mom as a homemaker), to spend time together. We would end our meal with my dad reading a Psalm to close our time. As a kid, I was always curious how long the Psalm would be and how long we’d have to wait until we could get outside again. I know, I admit that was wrong of me, to wish that time away. And yet now as an adult, I couldn’t be more thankful for that time! EVERY dinner time, there we sat, listening to the Bible. My dad, faithfully reading through the book of Psalms as long as I can remember. When we finished? He’d start over again. And now, those psalms aren’t just something I remember reading as a family, but something I treasure and wonder, why aren’t we still doing this today? I have heard this quote a few times over the past few years, and it’s by C.T. Studd: Only one life, ’twill soon be past. Only what’s done for Christ will last. That’s what my parents taught me growing up. It wasn’t just in words, but in their actions. This life is short, but keeping Christ at the center, is what will last. And I look at my childhood, and things like reading the Psalms at the noon hour, are the memories I still carry with me to this day. So can’t help but ask myself, how does my life reflect living for the eternal? How does my life shine a light on the gospel versus earthly pleasures and desires? What type of “gospel” does my life preach? One of comfort, pleasures, and possessions? Or of eternal life with Christ – a life in Him that will never fade away? The simple rhythms we choose to do on a daily basis may seem mundane, busy, or not seem like they have much worth. But maybe in the simple decisions we make, we are making an eternal difference.
Way to get it done! GO BLUE!! Way to get it done! GO BLUE!!
From death to eternal life. From fear to ultimate From death to eternal life. From fear to ultimate faith. From sacrifices to our Savior. From a grave to glory. From the first Adam to the last Adam. CHRIST DEATH COVERED IT ALL. Let tears fall today too (see my last post). But let these tears be out of gratitude and humbleness for the greatest Gift ever given! To GOD be the glory for the great things HE has done! Hallelujah, WHAT A SAVIOR!
This picture of my dad sums up what life is all ab This picture of my dad sums up what life is all about. Our relationship with our Creator, Father, and Savior. This is my dad’s legacy. Everyone who knew him, knew the quiet, humble, faith he carried, as a testament to us all. Dad, thank you for continuing to challenge ME, to keep the first things first. God called you home not a minute too late or a minute too early, and that’s the peace you carried through your battle with ALS. It’s been a year now and at times it feels like it was just yesterday, but you were ready. And I pray we are all ready too. With our Bibles as close to us as you had yours, with our faith always on the tips of our tongues to talk about His goodness, and our life a reflection of Him. We miss you so much, Dad, but oh what an example you set. Your life will always challenge me to live and love well, as YOU did so well. You are right where you always desired to be…at the feet of Jesus. Love you, Dad!
I feel ya bro…I’m ready for pool season too! Ducks I feel ya bro…I’m ready for pool season too! Ducks are just a waitin’ for us to open up our pool again! (Thankfully they never go in it beyond sitting on the cover 😅!) 🦆🦆
Everything is GOD’S. Just think about that for a Everything is GOD’S. Just think about that for a second! EVERYTHING. Look around your house. Outside. Inside. Your body. Every possession. Every detail. Every minute. Every talent. Even our money. EVERYTHING. It’s GOD’S. Psalm 24:1 says, “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.” God has given us so much, hasn’t He? And guess what? It is our job to now care for everything He has given us. One thing I love to tell our daughter is that if your room is too messy, then that means we aren’t being good stewards over what God has given us and maybe we have too much, if we can’t take care of it all. Oh how she just LOVES that :). But that is something I think of often – do I have too much or manage too much that I can’t care for anything well? But God doesn’t just call us to be stewards over our possessions. One of the BIGGEST gifts He has given us to be stewards over are our STORIES. God has meticulously thought out our very purpose here on earth, at this specific time in history, for His specific people, in this generation. Do we see every chapter of our stories as a gift and something to steward well? I know I haven’t! And yet this is something I am learning. The hard stuff and the good stuff, are all gifts, so how do we handle them? The same as we do the other things He has given us? Allow your story to be something to embrace and steward because when we do so, we honor God with our lives. EVERYTHING IS GOD’S. Take a moment to do an inventory of your life. Where does God stand? As the #1? Or does he play second-fiddle to something? Giving it all back to Him in service, prayer, and generosity is what He deserves. It’s easy to live for ourselves. Living like everything is His is hard, as it goes against our nature, but it’s what He desires. Let’s go and do it!
🎉 HAPPY 11TH BIRTHDAY Mazy Grace 🎉! It has been qu 🎉 HAPPY 11TH BIRTHDAY Mazy Grace 🎉! It has been quite the past year for you, my sweet girl! You have been through so much in your 11 years of life. Visiting Mom in the hospital and seeing things no kid should see, helping Mom recover from cancer and heart failure, saying goodbye to loved ones, courageously going to counseling, humbly admitting when anxiety rises, ferociously trying to face your fears, and yet caring with compassion, emphatically encouraging others, and loving relentlessly. These pictures depict your love expressed for life and dogs. And sadly you had to say goodbye to your best furry friend this past year. But like you always do, you continue to find joy in life! Finally, your faith has FLOURISHED. You live out what you believe with confidence and your heart breaks so easily for those who hurt. God gave you a heart that weeps with those who weep. Your desire to make everyone feel welcomed and loved is evident in your daily life. We love you, sweet Mazy Grace! ❤️
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