I haven’t posted on my blog in quite awhile, and I thought it was time to check back in with some life updates!
From December 2023-February 2024, I had the opportunity to teach a ladies’ Sunday School class at my church. I decided to teach a Biblical Worldview class, focused on the defense of the Christian faith (apologetics) and studying cultural topics from a biblical worldview. These are some of my favorite things to study and talk about, so I really enjoyed going deeper into topics like the existence of God, core Christian doctrines, evidence for the resurrection, reliability of the Bible, social justice, abortion, and gender and sexuality.
But it was also a TON of work. I spent almost an entire year reading between 15-20 books in preparation, and then 5-6 months writing my own set of 13 lessons (and class handouts to go with them). I was also reviewing and teaching previously prepared lessons during the last 3 months of that time, while writing future lessons as well to try to stay ahead. One lesson is roughly double the length of one of my typical blog posts, so writing 13 of them in a row was extremely time consuming.
This explains my absence here lately. It’s not that I wasn’t writing at all; I was writing more than I ever have before, but for a different purpose. It was a wonderful experience, but I was ready for a break to catch up on things around the house and to read something besides apologetics and philosophy!
Another life update is that I have resigned from my job as the nursing supervisor of a home care agency. I’ve known for awhile that it wasn’t a good fit for me, and I’ve been working with my supervisor over the last 7 months to slowly phase out of my position. That process is just about complete, so this is definitely a time of big changes and transitions.
A big upcoming change for our family is that next school year, I will be homeschooling our son. Our daughter is going to stay at the small private Christian school they both currently attend, as she is thriving and loves it there. We believe homeschooling will be a huge benefit for our son, and I am looking forward to being home with him. I don’t know what God has planned for my future, whether it’s eventually returning to the health field in some capacity, taking on more writing and teaching responsibilities, or something else. But I am thankful for where He has me now- focusing on home, family, and church for the time being.
I’m not sure when my next “normal” blog post will be out or when I’ll feel like writing again, but now that I have some freed-up space in my brain, hopefully I will come up with an idea soon. Thanks for reading!
Krista Harmuth 