Author: Kristen West

  • Spiritual Amnesia

    Reminders. We have them set on our phones, in our cars, and on our computers these days, don’t we? A brilliant addition to our electronics, reminders are a great way to help ensure we are giving attention to those things we don’t want to forget. But what about spiritual reminders? Those things that can’t be…

  • This Hurts

    Discipline and suffering. Not many of us read those two words, raise our hands, and shout, “Yes, please! Sign me up for a double portion of that!” Those very words – discipline and suffering – evoke images of pain and discomfort, two things scientifically proven humans will avoid at all cost. Yet, our days seem…

  • Feeding & Squawking

    I was minding my own business. Just sitting on my front porch sipping my coffee. What I thought would be a quiet, relaxing atmosphere was quickly punctured as I was auditorily accosted by two very angry wrens. Perched high above me from opposite ends of my elevated porch roof, they were taking turns squawking at…