by Hailey Nichols | Sep 15, 2025 | Healing Our Hurts
My children are two of God’s greatest gifts of encouragement. My son is consistently telling me that I’m the “best.” He wants me to know this so deeply that he put a reminder on our Alexa device that announces every day at 6:45 pm, “Mom is the best and no one can tell...
by christi@sixtyoneacres.com | Nov 15, 2023 | Healing Our Hurts, Giving It Away, Growing in God
In 2015, my husband and I walked through a marital crisis. If you’ve followed along with us for a while, you may remember me periodically speaking of these things. We immediately started couples therapy and this October marked 8 (yes, EIGHT!) years of bimonthly...
by christi@sixtyoneacres.com | Dec 12, 2022 | Healing Our Hurts, Hearing God
She walked up the steps and into the house where dinner was simmering on the stove. Her nervousness was evident as she fumbled to bring her luggage inside. She wanted to attend this retreat for a long time, however personal circumstances had prevented it until now. We...
by christi@sixtyoneacres.com | Aug 1, 2022 | Healing Our Hurts, Growing in God, Hearing God
Busy is not even close to describing the season I have just come out of. In the last 18 months, I have… Said goodbye to my grandmother Walked with a friend through the traumatic loss of her son Started ministry school Travelled out-of-state A LOT Graduated our son...
by christi@sixtyoneacres.com | Jun 20, 2022 | Growing in God, Healing Our Hurts
It had been 11 days since I had opened my journal- a rarity for this girl who loves Jesus and loves to write. Over the last 6 months, there had been fewer and fewer written words and more and more busy activity. Simultaneously, I was becoming more tired, unmotivated,...
by christi@sixtyoneacres.com | May 17, 2022 | Growing in God, Healing Our Hurts
Part 2… (read Part 1 here) Immersed in the water, it was pitch black. The earplugs blocked all sound and I could hear only my beating heart. The salt water dripped into my eyes as I scratched my face. It burned uncontrollably and I reached for the fresh cloth....
