Author: Christi Oakley

She asked me, “how is your blog coming?” Before I even thought, I heard these words come out of my mouth, “I am ignoring God right now.” What?! I can’t believe I told this woman. My sister’s Christian friend. That I was ignoring God! Then I thought, “is that really what I’m doing?” I suppose…

Is it only teenage girls who can belly laugh past 1am and no one else gets how funny it is? It was one of those trips I got to go on with my best friend from Junior High. A church skiing trip. Our parents’ Sunday School class hosted it and we had the adventure! From…

Rolling over, kicking covers off, pulling them back on, rolling again. Wrestling.  I’ve never been to a wrestling match. But many nights it feels like I’m being pinned or pinning myself. Tossing back and forth. Still never quite feeling the victory of the win.  Then my mind goes back to another struggle. Little arms and legs pushing against me. Me battling…

As I read my Bible today, this verse stuck out at me.  “The angel said to the women,  “Do not be afraid, for I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.”  Matthew 28:5 NIV So many crazy things have been happening in the past year; racial injustice, political disturbance, a pandemic, and now…

“Christi, turn around and face forward.” Those are the words I often heard from my elementary school teachers.  I sat in the middle of class. Not too close to the front. Not way in the back. Just in the middle. The middle where I could hear every sound, whisper, and snicker from behind.  I was…

There was a small pond on my Grandparent’s farm that I spent time at while growing up.  I remember cattails waving along the bank. I thought cattails were the most interesting plant I had ever seen. I used to ask my Grandma to get me some. I liked how soft they felt.  They were so…

I dip my toes in water to check the temperature before I get into the bathtub, the pool, the hot tub or any body of water. I like to test the waters. To prepare my body or maybe to give myself a way out. “Oh, the water is too cold, too hot. I won’t get…

I like music. I’m eclectic in my selections. I like jazz, christian, country – old and new, 80’s and pop. All depending upon my mood.  The car is my stage, where I can sing loud and proud. To my ears I am a star.  It’s amazing the emotions that can come from singing. The lyrics…

I have always been fascinated by clouds.  I was one of those kids who laid in the grass, looking at the sky, seeing pictures in the clouds.  I was amazed, when in science class, I learned that clouds had names. Cirrus, Cumulus, Nimbus and Stratus. Even their names emanate a certain heavenly aura about them. …

When my oldest daughter was little she had an old calculator she liked to play with. It was one of those old thick ones, that was the size of our current cell phones. The batteries were removed, but she still liked to be able to push the buttons. She would put it in her play…