• About Me

    Hi, I’m Krista.
    The wife of a very talented musician who takes me around the world in pursuit of excellence.
    Mama to Jakob, Audrey and Ella, who just happens to have Down Syndrome
    and an aspiring disciple of Jesus, defender of the oppressed, photographer and domestic diva.
    I write and speak on navigating through the fog of life - you know, when things don’t go exactly as planned and am fuelled by a passion to be a voice for those who have trouble speaking for themselves…oh, and coffee…lots of coffee.

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Some men see things as they are and ask “Why?” I dream things that never were and ask “Why not?”

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This is one of my favourite pictures of myself. It was take in Aldeburgh, UK. I felt such peace on this beach. The ocean is home.

Hi Friend. My name is Krista and this is where I write about family, faith and special needs.

Life rarely turns out as we had pictured, and certainly not as we had hoped. And yet, through the fog of disappointment a light shines and the light is beautiful. I write about navigating through the fog and finding the light. It’s a rough world out there. I know because I’m in it – calling out from the trenches.

I am the wife of a musician. This could be the subject of a blog in and of itself. My husband, Ben, is a Choral Conductor (that is conductor of choirs), currently doing doctoral studies here in the frozen tundra, otherwise known as Edmonton, Alberta.

I am the mother of three beautiful children – Jakob, my feisty and courageously independent eight-year-old, Ella, my beautiful and ridiculously charismatic six-year-old who just happens to be blessed with an extra chromosome and Audrey, my itty-bitty one who daily reminds me to slow down and take time for the more important things in life. And I am follower of Jesus Christ, fumbling daily through faith in pursuit of holiness.

Food is my love language and jazz is my soul language. I enjoy photography, dancing (think more ballet and less disco) and am seriously addicted to coffee. I am passionate about being a voice for those who have trouble speaking for themselves and about finding the beauty in the everyday.


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