I originally wrote this during the Supreme Court hearings last September. Due to current events, I feel it remains relevant today.-Karri Temple BrackettSeptember 30, 2019 I started writing this today as a paragraph to repost my “Love Thy Neighbor” essay I wrote a couple of weeks ago. I am struggling y’all – and I know
Category: Essays
Music has always been a part of my life. I grew up listening to country music in the seventies and eighties as well as the rock and roll “oldies” from the fifties and sixties that my parents enjoyed. Gospel and “church music” was also a part of my childhood music experience and now that I
…that is the question. I’m struggling here friends. Not over something major or life altering but over my use of social media. On one hand Facebook is how I keep up with family and friends and how I share the words that I write here. On the other, it can be an enormous waste of
This was originally written the day before Sarah moved into her dorm for her freshmen year at UCA on August 19, 2018. I didn’t write anything the next day so I included some pictures of move in day. Sarah moves into her dorm at UCA in less than 12 hours. After 18 years of having
When Abby was a baby and toddler she would cry for no apparent reason. We spent many a night walking the floors, going and sitting outside, even taking her to the ER convinced she had some undiagnosed medical condition that was making her inconsolable. Turns out she was just anxious and pissed off about it.
This was originally written in August of 2018 about working with children at Vacation Bible School at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Conway. I have a degree in early childhood education…and I work at a law firm. That should tell you all you need to know about my passion for working with small children. When
Healing is a place where faith and science often intersect. Often the first things one hears when diagnosed with an illness is “you are in my prayers.” This can be reassuring, and often is the only way we feel as if we can help family or friends who are suffering, but it can also seem
“Do not regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many.” -unknown This quote has come to mind on every birthday I have had the past five years. Birthdays can be bittersweet, and it is easy to get caught up in the memories of the past as I contemplate being another year older. Changes
We have a soft spot for animals in our family. As I have alluded to in past posts, someone is always wanting to rescue a dog or cat, and at times we have added new pets to our family this way. Other times, we have rescued and rehomed animals that might have otherwise remained strays.
I will try this day to live a simple, sincere and serene life, repelling promptly every thought of discontent, anxiety, discouragement, impurity, and self-seeking; cultivating cheerfulness, magnanimity, charity, and the habit of holy silence; exercising economy in expenditure, generosity in giving, carefulness in conversation, diligence in appointed service, fidelity to every trust, and a childlike