Kristen, Author at KristenJoyWilks.com

Summer Miracles

October 23, 2021October 24, 2021 Kristen 2 Comments #camp, #campdog, #campministry, #GodAtWork, #princessleiafreyja

In all honesty, most of us prefer non-miraculous moments. We enjoy participating in predictable ministry that isn’t quite so stressful as living through miraculous help from on high.

Harrowing/Heartwarming Parent Moment of the Week

Father’s Day Fiasco

October 16, 2021October 16, 2021 Kristen 2 Comments #boymom, #boymomadventures, #boys, #fathers, #fathersday, #hiking, #parentingcraziness, #princessleiafreyja

So … we wanted to celebrate Father’s Day together as a family. Why? Well, Scruffy is such a wonderful dad.

Boy Quotes

October 9, 2021September 19, 2021 Kristen 2 Comments #boymom, #boyquotes, #boys, #kidssay, #kidssaythedarndestthings, #teenssay

Theo–“Yeah, here I am in my apothecary, crushing garlic.”

Harrowing/Heartwarming Parent Moment of the Week

Theo’s Dad Adventure and Answered Prayers

October 2, 2021October 2, 2021 Kristen 0 Comments #adventure, #boymom, #fathersandsons, #sailing

Well, we determined that even grumpy acquiescence to an adventure would be good for him. So we decided to force him to go!

Harrowing/Heartwarming Parent Moment of the Week

Vacation/Adventure Part II, Hiking

September 25, 2021September 18, 2021 Kristen 3 Comments #boymom, #boymomadventures, #hiking, #hikingwithkids, #princessleiafreyja

On our drive home, after camping at the ocean, we stopped at Franklin Falls for a short (only 2 miles roundtrip) but beautiful hike.

Harrowing/Heartwarming Parent Moment of the Week

Vacation … Adventure at Ocean Shores!

September 18, 2021September 17, 2021 Kristen 2 Comments #boymom, #boymomadventures, #boys, #camping, #oceanshores, #princessleiafreyja, #sandfun, #teens

We stopped calling them vacations years ago as that word brings to mind unrealistic expectations of relaxation and peace, ha! With three sons and a large and slobbery dog, we like to focus on what we will for sure achieve on any family outing, an adventure!

Harrowing/Heartwarming Parent Moment of the Week

The Harrowing/Heartwarming Parent Moment of the Week

September 4, 2021September 4, 2021 Kristen 0 Comments #boymom, #boymomadventures, #boyquotes, #boys, #kidssay, #teenssay

I am forced to utter several terrifying sentences, including but not limited to: “Theo, stop choking Brennan!” and “Brennan, don’t lick your brother’s feet!”

Campfire Saturday

The Masks We Wear

August 28, 2021September 4, 2021 Kristen 0 Comments #biblecamp, #camp, #Jesus, #masks

Perhaps this is part of why we as a people both hate masks and yet can be so quick to create masks for ourselves.

Boy Quotes

August 14, 2021August 14, 2021 Kristen 0 Comments #boymom, #boyquotes, #boys, #teenquotes, #teens

Brennan–“The difference between glasses and no glasses [for me] is like the difference between regular yogurt and probiotic yogurt.”

Campfire Saturday

Image of God: you’ve got gray hair!

August 7, 2021August 8, 2021 Kristen 0 Comments #camp, #campministry, #campstories

But you know what? It was a perfect illustration of how our value doesn’t come from our age or our hair color. We are God’s image bearers and are priceless to him. When the speaker asked if anyone knew Philippians 4:8 that same camper took a deep deep breath and shouted out the scripture word for word. Weather we are precocious or quiet, we are so very precious in God’s sight.

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