by Cathy Krafve | Dec 20, 2018 | Community, Companionship, Culture, Family, Fellowship, Fireside Talk Radio, Group Dynamics, Parenting, Prayer, Strengthening Relationships, Teenagers
If, like me, you’re a musically-challenged mommy, there’s no need to give up in hopeless disharmony. Even the most musically-challenged mommy can inspire music loving kids. There’s no happier time for music loving kids than the holidays. Anna Krafve Pierce co-hosted...
by Cathy Krafve | Nov 29, 2018 | Community, Culture, Family, Fellowship, Marriage, Prayer, Strengthening Relationships
We didn’t start out to be big time philanthropists. In fact, we’re not big time philanthropists. We’re into middle class philanthropy with a secret weapon; the East Texas Communities Foundation. With the help of our friends at ETCF, we’re still working eight to five...
by Cathy Krafve | Nov 22, 2018 | Community, Culture, Fellowship, History, Prayer
Jesus with gray skin and gentle eyes, being dunked in the River Jordan by a gray-skinned John the Baptist. Like so many paintings before it, our church’s mural reflects how art can capture east Texas history. It’s folk art, I guess; a mural easily five by twelve...
by Cathy Krafve | Apr 11, 2018 | Abortion, Care Giving, Communication, Community, Companionship, Conversation, Culture, Education, Family, Fear, Fellowship, Fireside Talk Radio, Group Dynamics, Insecurities, Marriage, Marriage Problems, Parenting, Prayer, Reading, Sandwich Generation
I’m trying really hard to be a grown up. Or, as my son likes to say, I’m “adulting.” Either way, I’m a fan of maturity, but not such a fan of what it takes to get there. Lately, I’m contemplating bra straps and other humiliations. Life-long Learning. Yuck!...
by Cathy Krafve | Feb 7, 2018 | Communication, Community, Companionship, Conversation, Culture, Education, Family, Fear, Fellowship, Fireside Talk Radio, Group Dynamics, History, Insecurities, Marriage, Prayer, Strengthening Relationships
Imagine working in Chicago’s infamous Cook County juvie jail. Additionally, try to imagine the bitterness on both sides of the bars. You gotta wonder if racial unity is even possible. Could a young white male make a difference? Naturally, some folks might label Ben...
by Cathy Krafve | Feb 1, 2018 | Communication, Community, Companionship, Conversation, Culture, Family, Fear, Fellowship, Group Dynamics, History, Marriage, Marriage Problems, Parenting, Prayer, Strengthening Relationships
February is the month of love. But it’s a time of year when we may all need a little romance relief. In honor of love I am wearing Mom’s 1940s heart charm bracelet (pictured left), newly inherited and therefore a little sad. Each unique heart has the name...
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