I resolve…
I have never been a big fan of New Year’s Resolutions. It seems that many, if not most fall by the wayside after the first week or two of the new year. Viewing other people’s new year’s resolutions can...
View ArticleLife Lessons From Mito
When I was finished with my last post (It’s Not Fair: Living With A Child With Mito) I began to think about the different directions and applications that I was wanting to put into the post, but I was...
View ArticleLessons Learned From My Latvians
As I’m sure you are aware, we have been hosting two Latvian orphans for four weeks. As our time together draws to a close, I have been reflecting on things I have learned from them these past four...
View ArticleMy Name is Kris, and I Am Addicted
My Name is Kristopher Parker. I am addicted to Social Media. I do not know what it is about social media (for me- Facebook and Twitter) that causes such a draw. I do not know why there is a desire to...
View ArticleLess Perfect. Less Valuable?
Is a life that is less perfect, less valuable? Is there a sliding scale somewhere that causes someone’s value as a person to drop depending on their level of “perfectness?” Can you lose some...
View ArticleCould You, Would You Help?
It’s official. We know who we will be “hosting” this summer. Unfortunately that means we also know we will not be hosting “our” two Latvians. But we’re excited nonetheless. We’ll be hosting “V” a 15...
View ArticleCold Coffee and A Blank Screen
Last night I had great plans. I was going to have the opportunity to sit down and do a little writing. I really enjoy writing and blogging both on my personal blog as well as the Patch. However, with...
View ArticleAnd We’re Off: A New Adventure
It has been a while since my last post- April 27th to be exact. To say we’ve been busy at the Parker house would be an understatement. There has been a lot going on, and my blogging has been pushed to...
View ArticleWhat A Girl Wants…
We watched “What A Girl Wants” the other night at my house. My boys were already in the bed so it was my two Princesses and myself watching it. You might have seen the movie before, but this was my...
View ArticleShe said Yes…
We had “the talk” the other day at my house. No, not that talk. We had the “student visa” talk with my Latvian Princess this week. It was a conversation that we had to have sooner rather than later to...
View ArticleThe Silver Lining(s)
It’s been an eventful 24 hours for the Parker family. Yesterday started out like any other normal Sunday morning with ... Continue reading
View ArticleExplicit Content (But not what you would expect)
In our student ministry (Forge Students- at Crossroads Walton) we are studying through the Sermon on the Mount. It is ... Continue reading
View ArticleUnplugged: A Time of Sabbath Rest
This past Wednesday night I did something I haven’t done in a really long time (if ever). I went through ... Continue reading
View ArticleA Prayer About the Easy Life
Jesus, I confess that I desire the easy life, and yet that this is not my life. While I do not pray to have an easy life, that is the desires that I have within me. I often wonder why life seems so...
View ArticleAn Update on my Kar
Hey Guys, Many of you are aware that Karson is in the hospital following a seizure Thursday afternoon. You have been praying for him, and reaching out to us offering your prayers and support. We are so...
View ArticleFrom a Mama’s Heart
There are so many things that have been running around in our heads over the past several days, some of which I plan on writing about in the coming days, but Brandi wanted to share something from her...
View ArticleThe Worst Vacation Ever
A month or so ago we decided to make plans to take a family vacation during a week in May. Vacations aren’t something that we are able to do a lot of with my work schedule and with our family (few...
View ArticleCold Coffee and A Blank Screen
Last night I had great plans. I was going to have the opportunity to sit down and do a little writing. I really enjoy writing and blogging both on my personal blog as well as the Patch. However, with...
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