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Kristin Sterk

Simple, Grace-Filled Living

Kristin Sterk
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As a Christ-follower, wife, blogger, author, and advanced heart failure and leukemia 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.

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Have you ever watched how your child reacts to pre Have you ever watched how your child reacts to present-opening time for their birthday? I don’t know about you, but days and weeks before, our daughter is trying to find every way possible to try and get us to tell her what the present is. She just can’t WAIT. And then the day FINALLY comes. She can FINALLY open the present she’s been waiting for, dreaming of, and eagerly anticipating! That, my friend, is what God has given to us EVERY WEEK with the Sabbath. What if you had a gift for your child, all wrapped, spent tons of time preparing for, and you gave it to them, only for them to say, nah, I’m good. Thanks anyways! And they walk away. That’s what we do if we don’t honor the Sabbath. God, as Creator and sustainer of creation, has GIVEN us a day of rest, telling us don’t worry, I’ll uphold the world while you rest. Doesn’t every person dream of that? I once read, God didn’t rest out of exhaustion, but out of satisfaction. He looked back on what He created and said it was “good”. Do we even take time to look back on our week to say the same? Do we even observe a Sabbath to know the difference? Often what we desire gets in the way of what God desires. The idols we create, act as a barrier to this very given day. Instead of treating the Sabbath as another Saturday, what if we became AVAILABLE to our family and friends? What if we left the to-do list behind? What if we stopped ourselves from going on that website or in that store, stopped buying and selling, and just appreciated what we already have? What if we accepted the invitation God has given us, to be with Him? Fully? With nothing getting in the way? It's the 4th commandment and the longest, ensuring we get the point. But we don't. How are we doing as a society? How is your family doing? How are YOU doing with it? What executive decisions need to be made to ensure this day remains holy? It’s not a suggestion. It’s a command. Let’s live accordingly.
I recently tried the @trulyfreehome STONE AND STEE I recently tried the @trulyfreehome STONE AND STEEL cleaner and wowzas, does it WORK! As you can see, the area where I used it and didn’t, was drastic and I am embarrassed at how dirty my paper towels were! Definitely work a try! Link 🔗 is in my BIO!
Sometimes I miss the simplicity of how I grew up. Sometimes I miss the simplicity of how I grew up. We would spend HOURS outside, making who knows what, while my sister and I pretended we were going to be the next gymnastic Olympians to stand on the podium, using the Rice Krispie “medals” you got in the box, as our rewards. Life was incredibly simple. Incredibly free. And incredibly intentional. Thank you, Mom and Dad! At what we would’ve called “dinner” back then, we all sat down as a family to take a break from our “work” (my dad as a farmer and my mom as a homemaker), to spend time together. We would end our meal with my dad reading a Psalm to close our time. As a kid, I was always curious how long the Psalm would be and how long we’d have to wait until we could get outside again. I know, I admit that was wrong of me, to wish that time away. And yet now as an adult, I couldn’t be more thankful for that time! EVERY dinner time, there we sat, listening to the Bible. My dad, faithfully reading through the book of Psalms as long as I can remember. When we finished? He’d start over again. And now, those psalms aren’t just something I remember reading as a family, but something I treasure and wonder, why aren’t we still doing this today? I have heard this quote a few times over the past few years, and it’s by C.T. Studd: Only one life, ’twill soon be past. Only what’s done for Christ will last. That’s what my parents taught me growing up. It wasn’t just in words, but in their actions. This life is short, but keeping Christ at the center, is what will last. And I look at my childhood, and things like reading the Psalms at the noon hour, are the memories I still carry with me to this day. So can’t help but ask myself, how does my life reflect living for the eternal? How does my life shine a light on the gospel versus earthly pleasures and desires? What type of “gospel” does my life preach? One of comfort, pleasures, and possessions? Or of eternal life with Christ – a life in Him that will never fade away? The simple rhythms we choose to do on a daily basis may seem mundane, busy, or not seem like they have much worth. But maybe in the simple decisions we make, we are making an eternal difference.
Way to get it done! GO BLUE!! Way to get it done! GO BLUE!!
From death to eternal life. From fear to ultimate From death to eternal life. From fear to ultimate faith. From sacrifices to our Savior. From a grave to glory. From the first Adam to the last Adam. CHRIST DEATH COVERED IT ALL. Let tears fall today too (see my last post). But let these tears be out of gratitude and humbleness for the greatest Gift ever given! To GOD be the glory for the great things HE has done! Hallelujah, WHAT A SAVIOR!
This picture of my dad sums up what life is all ab This picture of my dad sums up what life is all about. Our relationship with our Creator, Father, and Savior. This is my dad’s legacy. Everyone who knew him, knew the quiet, humble, faith he carried, as a testament to us all. Dad, thank you for continuing to challenge ME, to keep the first things first. God called you home not a minute too late or a minute too early, and that’s the peace you carried through your battle with ALS. It’s been a year now and at times it feels like it was just yesterday, but you were ready. And I pray we are all ready too. With our Bibles as close to us as you had yours, with our faith always on the tips of our tongues to talk about His goodness, and our life a reflection of Him. We miss you so much, Dad, but oh what an example you set. Your life will always challenge me to live and love well, as YOU did so well. You are right where you always desired to be…at the feet of Jesus. Love you, Dad!
I feel ya bro…I’m ready for pool season too! Ducks I feel ya bro…I’m ready for pool season too! Ducks are just a waitin’ for us to open up our pool again! (Thankfully they never go in it beyond sitting on the cover 😅!) 🦆🦆
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