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Kayla Craig

Des Moines, Iowa

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  • 2 weeks ago | kaylacraig.substack.com | Kayla Craig

    (Thank you for your grace, as this is popping into your inbox a few hours later than usual this Sunday morning. To be honest, I’ve been struggling to catch my breath. Family demands have been intense lately, and so has my writing work. It’s easy to feel like I’m dropping the ball everywhere. I recently read a reminder that some balls are made of glass and some are made of plastic—and that the key is knowing which ones will shatter and which ones will bounce.

  • 4 weeks ago | kaylacraig.substack.com | Kayla Craig

    Summer offers us a chance to slow down, forcing us to answer the uncomfortable question: What will we do with our days when they grow longer and lighter? I wrote this in Every Season Sacred:Summer invites us to notice—to be outside in the fresh air and feel the prickle of sweat on our skin, the sweetness of a strawberry melting on our tongue. We can take notice of the stubborn lilies that sprout among the weeds in the back alley.

  • 1 month ago | kaylacraig.substack.com | Kayla Craig

    It’s easy to lose track of our truest identity. As parents, we know how quickly life can become a series of labels. We introduce our kids at playdates or family gatherings with the shorthand of who they are—“This is my athlete1,” “my artist,” “my bookworm.”Without realizing it, we define our children by their interests and abilities. It’s only a small step from there to defining ourselves by our children’s identities.

  • 1 month ago | kaylacraig.substack.com | Kayla Craig

    You know what it’s like to worry. To be caught in those familiar loops of anxious thought, trying to control what feels uncontrollable. This week, we’re exploring the One who doesn’t shame us but meets us in our worry. Our time together is adapted from a sermon my husband Jonny gave that I can’t stop thinking about, where he explores what the story of Gideon in the Old Testament teaches us about God’s response to our worry, to our fears, to our hiding.

  • 1 month ago | kaylacraig.substack.com | Kayla Craig

    Mother’s Day can bring up complicated emotions. Whether you’re celebrating or grieving (or maybe holding space for both), here’s your reminder that even your most silent prayers are heard by a God who loves you deeply. Whatever you’re holding, God knows. I marvel at the way Jesus described his love like that of a mother hen, gathering her chicks beneath her wings — a vivid and comforting image of protection, tenderness, and fierce care.