kojodesigns

luxe DIY

  • ABOUT
    • about us
    • contact us
    • disclosures
  • Sponsors
  • HOME
  • DIY PROJECTS
    • baby
    • bags, totes & purses
    • boys
    • fonts
    • gifts
    • girls
    • harry potter
    • kids
    • knock offs
    • printables
    • women
  • SEASONAL & HOLIDAY
    • winter
    • spring
    • summer
    • fall
    • gifts
  • PARTIES
    • pretty parties
    • pretty showers
    • party bars, buffets & stations
    • party DIYs
    • grazing platters
  • HOUSE
    • decor
    • furniture
    • house projects
    • rooms & tours
  • RECIPES
    • brunch
    • dessert & treats
    • drink recipes
    • main dishes
    • paleo recipes
    • salads
    • sides, dips & sauces
  • FREEZER MEALS
  • GIFTS
    • gift ideas
    • gift basket

August 10, 2016 by Kirstin

stormy seas and the Rock of Ages

I have learned to kiss the wave that throws me against the Rock of Ages. -Charles Spurgeon

I have learned to kiss the wave that throws me against the Rock of Ages. -Charles SpurgeonSometime in June, my sister texted me this Charles Spurgeon quote- “I have learned to kiss the wave that throws me against the Rock of Ages.”

I don’t know quite why it pierced so deep, but the quote (and the larger idea), have been rolling around my head since. I’m sure part of it is that ocean metaphors are easy to envision currently (living in Saipan, with sea views every way we look). And also, I have often compared this past year to attempting to stay afloat in very choppy water.

But the bigger reason that it resonates so perfectly is that there is so much good here ‘in the waves’- the kind of good that we will miss once we drift into calmer waters (as funny as that sounds).

Perhaps the greatest gift that has come out of this difficult season is a greater trust in our God, and a firmer knowledge of His ability to hold up when everything else crumbles. He is the Only One that does not bottom out, that never leaves, that can withstand and weather all of the storms. Even in the things that threaten to consume, crushing things, things you are not sure you’ll come out of unscathed- He is unshakeable and true.

This new trust, and this new close, and this secret work He is doing here in the dark- these are such precious and valuable gifts, and ones we would never trade for an easier story.

 

February 4, 2016 by Kirstin

when things don’t go as expected

proverbs 16:9

The heart of man plans his way, But the LORD establishes his steps. PROVERBS 16:9 I am a planner. I love long term plans and short terms plans and to do lists and goals and resolutions. I was wired to make plans. And because I hold so tightly to said plans and put them on […]

December 6, 2015 by Kirstin

when you’re still waiting for a happy ending

Whoa 2015, y’all. It has been a YEAR for our family. And not of the exciting variety- more of the punched-in-the-gut variety. Last week, I read this post on Ann Voskamp’s blog about how a hard, hard year gave way to their most abundant harvest. And I am so thankful for their happy ending! But that […]

October 5, 2015 by Kirstin

reclaiming “fun mom”

Even in the tired and the weary, I am reclaiming Fun Mom this week (10 things I am trying)

Oh life. With your never ending stream of next-meals that must be made (or procured for takeout) and your constant entropy of clean places and your multiplication of all of the tasks. You wear me out. Add in my sweet children and their unique capacity to both amplify and fast forward the process of exhaustion twenty […]

  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

follow kojo

Subscribe

shiny happy sprinkles

PRIVACY POLICY

Pretty Chic Theme By: Pretty Darn Cute Design