Author: Kristen West

  • A Snack and A Nap

    [Grace and Glory turns four years old next month! For the next several weeks, we will revisit some posts that made their debut in one of my two devotional books. The following post was published in Inspirational Nuggets from Grace and Glory. If you haven’t had the chance to get a copy for yourself, use…

  • 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…