December 2011
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Year-End Update (December 2011 Newsletter)
Hello!
This is quite an EXCITING time for us because we are about to have our first nephew be born! Our sister-in-law, Renee, is pregnant with their first son Joshua who is due on December 8th. We are sure he will come early though and would appreciate your prayers for Erik and Renee to have a safe, easy labor and delivery.
Below is an overview of the awesome events that took place throughout...
February 2011
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Optional? No.
I have definitely been taking to chocolate ice cream a LOT this entire month! It’s been one of those months where God has been tearing my heart and I have been trying to let Him without taking shortcuts. It’s so tempting to settle for halfway or a little breakthrough when He is wanting to re-wire me. It’s the first time in the last year that I have said with new revelation that...
July 2010
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"THIS, in itself, is victory."
This past Sunday, the pain in my knee finally rendered me couchridden. I stayed all day sitting down, cringing when I was forced to walk small distances or up stairs. Yesterday I spent the entire day in my living room alone watching TV while Jared was at IHOP. The only time I finally got up was when I was sure that madness would ensue if I didn’t get out of the house, so Jared and I went to...
June 2010
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Rebuke
One thing I struggle with is rebuke. How do I tell somebody in love (the way that Jesus would) that their beliefs/actions are unbiblical?
I don’t believe that being the bearer of “bad news” is anybody’s primary calling. Actually, I think Christlike rebuke is a big part of everybody’s calling (if you love Jesus and have an active relationship with Him). Read this...
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My Fridge.. It is no more.
Just about an hour ago, I asked my friend to help me out by chipping the ice off of the back of my mini-fridge. He obliged and I watched as he hacked away at this HUGE ICE BLOCK with a pair of scissors. He finally got it to free up one of the shelves that the ice had frozen into place.
“Thanks! That’s all I needed. I think we should stop now,” I said.
“Naw, I’m...
“They really need to invent a mini-mouse. Well… not like a Minnie Mouse...”
– Jonathan Nicholson
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This Confident Applicant
This month God really spoke clearly to me. I was moving up in the ranks in the application process towards a job that I rrrrrreeeeaaaallllllllyyyy wanted. I mean, I couldn’t think about anything else! This job would’ve incorporated my love for math—how much better can it get? And my resume was pretty strongly leaning towards it because I’ve worked with an accountant before....
Marriage
So I’ve decided to start this blog for my friends and family that want to keep up with my life. I’m going to write about what I’m doing, what God is saying to me, and Karina-isms (as we’ve come to define them).
To start out with, this blog couldn’t have begun at a more appropriate time. My entire life is in transition with my new marriage! Jared and I have been...
