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.
NEW MOVIE: Unsung Hero

NEW MOVIE: Unsung Hero

If you love the band FOR KING + COUNTRY, you have to see their new film! I had the chance to preview it and it brought me to tears several times. I think often we can see the success of celebrities or bands, and think wow, they’ve got it good. But we fail to realize…

The Chains of Fear

The Chains of Fear

The other day Dan and I were chatting about life and I had to confess something: I’ve been struggling with fear. Fear that has taken residence in my heart, and I don’t like it. Since September of 2022, when I was diagnosed with leukemia, I have tried to battle the fear that was thrown like…

How Can You Not See God?

How Can You Not See God?

That song (see blog post title) by Leanna Crawford rang through the speakers in our van on the way to school yesterday morning. After I asked my daily question to Mazy, “How did God paint the sky”, this song came on as both of our voices joined together. I’ve listened to that song 100 times,…

Let’s Talk Hair Loss

Let’s Talk Hair Loss

When I was given my first initial diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia, I was whisked from a hospital heart floor to a cancer floor in the matter of hours. I didn’t have time to process what it meant to have cancer. And within 48 hours, I started chemotherapy. I started to worry about losing my…

Home Once Again!

Home Once Again!

Even when things don’t go as planned, I am still reminded of the faithfulness and order of God’s perfect plan. This is not how I expected to spend Easter and the last few days, but this was exactly how God had intended. I was admitted, once again, to the BMT floor, but not for cancer,…