Kimberly Zweygardt's Blog

The Night Mom Killed Mary…..A Christmas Story

Kimberly — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:39:38 +0000

This week I’m featured on Lena Nelson Dooley’s blog (http://lenanelsondooley.blogspot.com/2011/12/ashes-to-beauty-kim-zweygardt-free-book.html) and in the interview she asked about the quirkiest thing I’ve ever done. Fortunately, (or maybe unfortunately, I’m not so sure) I had many experiences to choose from. But since it is Christmas and since sometimes I’m way too serious on this blog, I thought [...]

Grace…….

Kimberly — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:19:45 +0000

Jesus came and turned the world topsy-turvy, preaching an upside-down Kingdom where the last are first and the meek inherit the Earth. Even during the time that Jesus’ sandals scuffed the sands of Samaria, it was counter-cultural. It may be even more so today.

We live in a me-first world.

Go for the gusto! Make it count! Get ahead! [...]

From Fear to Faith

Kimberly — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:20:05 +0000

With the 10th anniversary of 9/11, I’ve been thinking a lot about fear vs faith. How do we move from one to the other? I’ve also been remembering the courage shown by so many that horrible day in 2001. What is it that makes someone run toward a disaster to help instead of run away? [...]

Where is God when bad things happen…

Kimberly — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 04:06:19 +0000

American flag flies after the Greensburg, KS tornado

Well, no, nothing bad has happened to me, but isn’t that a question that the world wants answered?

Earthquakes, floods, tornados, drought, fire. All have taken a toll on our faith this long hot summer.

I go to a church www.sfccfamily.com where we share joys and concerns during a time [...]

Freedom isn’t Free. It never has been.

Kimberly — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 16:45:22 +0000

Happy Fourth of July, Friends! I hope you have a day of fun and celebration planned. I am watching the 4th of July Kid’s Parade in the park across the street from my house. I love living in a small town! Kids, bicycles with red, white, and blue streamers, lots of flags, sirens, patriotic music, [...]

The End of the World ……

Kimberly — Sat, 21 May 2011 18:24:09 +0000

I’m sure by now you’ve heard the news. A large Christian ministry predicted that the world would end.

Today.

At 6 pm.

Beginning with mayhem in New Zealand and sweeping across the world as each time zone hits 6 PM.

I live in the Central Time Zone so the end hasn’t gotten here, but no reports of the End [...]

Ch….ch….Changes….

Kimberly — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 20:44:39 +0000

My son, Britt, is a college junior studying broadcasting. He works at a radio station in his college town. Whenever we’re near his town and we know he’s working, we tune in, anxiously awaiting the station breaks to hear his voice. We are always amazed. “Is that silver-tongued, smooth, grown-up radio voice really my son reading the [...]

Masquerade…….

Kimberly — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 05:44:34 +0000

The stone cairn at Culloden

Do you ever pretend? Most of us do, whether we mean to or not.

We pretend to be someone else. We wear masks. We hide behind behaviors not our own, slipping in and out of a persona like trying on new outfits at the Mall.

For whatever reason, we believe (consciously or subconsciously) [...]

Living Large…..

Kimberly — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 04:11:00 +0000

“What would you do if you knew you could not fail?”

It’s the sentiment on a pewter paperweight in a pretty paged catalogue I received last week. Tis the season, you know.

I’m a sucker for cool quotations (and shiny catalogues). I guess that is the wordsmith in me, but it caught my eye and sprouted wings [...]

Trash or Treasure?

Kimberly — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 03:00:11 +0000

Had a great time hanging out with Sister Chicks at Prairie View Camp last weekend. They planned a fabulous retreat in a beautiful setting and I was privileged to perform and speak twice. And that is something I love–hanging out with forty plus of my new best friends!

What a fun, funny, gracious group of ladies! And such [...]