Kristin Wooldridge
My sense of self has deepened over the past five years and I have enjoyed sharing my experiences, reflections and thoughts on life with my readers for the past two years at Boldly Blessed. A lot of my posts are relatable during this season of searching for more and seeing ourselves as not only moms, but as women. I am committed to being the real version of myself and knowing that I am a work in progress. I believe everyone is boldly blessed, but that we need to recognize our innate giftedness in order to receive those blessings. Moms can easily support their children’s talents, but we also need to nurture how amazing we are individually and collectively as women.
I have three children (son, 10 1/2; daughter, 8; and son, 4), I have been the MOPS@2BC executive ministry leader for the past seven years, and I am pursuing my Masters of Divinity in the CREATE program at Central Baptist Theological Seminary. I have always lived in the Kansas City area, but I love to travel and recently spent a week in India. I grew up by Smithville Lake, went to college in Liberty, lived in KC and now reside in Liberty. I have been married fourteen years to my William Jewell College sweetheart.
My life hasn’t always been perfect as the paragraphs above make it seem. (That is what is great about highlight reels!) I have traveled through harder times and found strength, community and support in the midst of chaos, loneliness and the great unknown. I am excited to share this community with you!
You can follow my personal blog: www.boldlyblessed.com
Finish/Starting Line (with FREE back-to-school printables!)
The lazy days of summer are almost over. My family has been enjoying late-night lightning bug-catching and going for a new record of how many bottles of sunscreen a family with an 11, 9...
Strike Up the Band … (a Note About Middle School)
My fifth-grader is ready.
I am ready, too. (I think.)
I understand that this is the way time marches on throughout our lives. It seems like the marching band of life is right on my heels....
A Simple Mother’s Day Only, Please
First of all, let me be one of the first to say ...
NOW, let me remind you that we are all different.
We do different things. We like different things. We live different lives.
That's how...
Really? You Want to Do WHAT?
From the time my high-spirited daughter was one year old, she was very clear in letting me know what she was passionate about - even from the back seat of our family van.
She always...
What? I Have to Teach Them How to be Siblings, Too?
Let me start by saying that I was a snot toward my sister when we were younger. Allow me to share just one instance with you to help illustrate the level of my {snotness} ...
Once,...
Pinterest – Love it? Hate it?
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There - my inflatable soapbox is aired up and ready for me to rant about Pinterest.
Let me begin by sharing that I am an avid “pinner” - a Pinterest iPhone app kind of gal....
Calling for a Mom Uprising!
Society's perception of women and mothers really makes me lose my mind. Let me pull out my soapbox for just a minute here ...
We are lead to believe in a competition ... a MOM-petition,...
new you vs. {true you}
Another New Year's Eve has come and gone and the barrage of articles, TV segments, and commercials have begun to wear me out and wear on my nerves. Most of them are centered on...
A Mother’s Panic Starts Early … Well, Mine Did
So, if you haven't been there before, then you may not know that in most women's minds and hearts, things like concern, worry, hopes and dreams happen with the very onset of the idea...
Signs of a {BAD FRIEND} and 10 Ideas for How to Be a Good...
I was a better friend before I had kids. There, I said it.
Has that ever tugged at your heart as a mom?
It repeatedly tugs at mine. I compare what I can do now with...
Where’d My Baby Go?
I've asked myself this question many times over the past eleven years. It was always more out of wonderment until now ...
The first time was right after he really started walking and then stopped...
A {FOUR} Letter Word
Oh! I bet you have already guessed the BIG ones, haven't you?
The ones that fall into the "cardinal sin" category and bring out the threats of washing a child's mouth out with soap.
(WAIT -...
Morning Mom Mugshot
This summer, during the crazy time of my church’s Vacation Bible School, my dear friend posted on Facebook a sweet bed-head photo of her nine-month-old on the morning of the last day of VBS...
Raising {mini} Conversationalists
Note: This is the final post in our six-part “Back to School” series. To read other posts in this series, click here. Thanks for joining us!
Remember the times your parents would ask you what...
