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...
by Jenna Cofino | Jun 15, 2023 | Hearing God, Giving It Away, Growing in God
In Him we live and move and have our being. Acts 17:28 At the beginning of the year, I sat with the Lord and asked, “What do you want me to focus on this year? Where do you want me to spend my time and attention?” As I pondered this question, I sat...
by christi@sixtyoneacres.com | Jul 11, 2022 | Giving It Away, Growing in God
Our first Little Sparrow flew the coop. She’s been testing flight for 5 years, leaving home for longer periods each time. This time, she flew away, never to return to the nest (to live) again. She walked the beautiful aisle-journey from her Daddy’s arms, into her...
