by Hailey Nichols | Aug 25, 2025 | Giving It Away
“Then disciple them. Form them in the practices and postures that I have taught you, and show them how to follow the commands I have laid down for you. And I will be with you, day after day, to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:20 God’s presence was so...
by Hailey Nichols | Aug 15, 2025 | Giving It Away
Stories from South Asia Part 1 “My peace is the legacy I leave you… I do not give gifts like those of this world. Do not let your hearts be fearful or troubled.” John 14:27 As we prayed and planned for our South-Asia Hearing God retreat, God quickly put in each of our...
by Hailey Nichols | Jun 26, 2025 | Giving It Away
As I stepped off the plane in June of 2018, my eyes darted from one corner of the airport to the other looking for any semblance of the English language. A wave of culture shock crashed over me as I began walking through the airport. My heart raced with nerves and at...
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 | Sep 1, 2023 | Growing in God, Giving It Away
Meet Deanna Kramper. Deanna is a wife, home-school mom to 3 kids, and is very involved with her church. In the last two years she has come to ALL 3 of our different 61A Retreats. She came to Beauty for Ashes in November of 2021, Hearing God in September of 2022, and...
by christi@sixtyoneacres.com | Aug 15, 2023 | Growing in God, Giving It Away
Exhausted, emotional, and overwhelmed. That is how I felt this past spring. It was a full season with many activities, responsibilities, and events. (A common season in my family!) Thankfully, all of the “things” were positive and good! But even in the midst of so...