Callie Daruk5 minTO VAX OR NOT TO VAXThough I live surrounded by words and deep thought, it seems far less often of late that I find the divine inspiration to string them...
Callie Daruk2 minsuit upDo you see and feel the weight of the evil surrounding us in the times we're living? How do we fight our battles with courage?
Callie Daruk2 minIF ALL THE SHOES WERE GONEStreaks of light from a nearby lamp interrupted the wee hours of the morning and illuminated one of my biggest pet peeves - all four...
Callie Daruk1 minA BIG DAY IN MAYUncomfortable. I don't like being here but God has a way, in his infinite wisdom, of keeping me here - of calling me to do things that...
Callie Daruk3 minNOT ANOTHER MONDAYNo. Today is definitely not just another Monday. It is the first Monday my husband will wake with his mother unable to say, "Hi, Son,"...
Callie Daruk3 minTHE SHINING LIGHTThere’s no wrong time to read Luke’s miraculous account of Christ’s birth, but there is no other time quite like that of Christmas to do...
Callie Daruk3 minCUP #1: KATE BATTISTELLITucked inside the corner of Honest Coffee Roasters at The Factory in Franklin, TN, I had no idea I was about to meet a soul sister as I...
Callie Daruk4 min100 CUPS OF COFFEE100 cups of coffee. If you’re a coffee lover, that sounds pretty incredible. If you’re not, please don’t stop reading (spoiler alert:...
Callie Daruk3 minTHE UNOPENED BOX"Is today the day, Honey?" Nearly every day for the past two months my husband has asked me this question. "I'm still not ready yet." At...
Callie Daruk3 minMomma's dishclothTears soaked Momma's hand-knit dish cloth. With a slow and deliberate inhale, its soft shade of pale yellow deepened
Callie Daruk2 minWHY SEPARATION IS IMPORTANTI made a video recently about truth versus opinion. Jesus prayed to his father, God: "Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth."
Callie Daruk4 minHOW TO FIND PEACE DURING A PANDEMICLike a sea of drifting boats with locked motors or sputtering engines just waiting to be picked up, so are our opinions that flow from our
Callie Daruk3 minbook cover revealWith a cheesy grin and a grateful heart, on my birthday, October 6, 2019, I signed my first traditional book contract.
Callie Daruk3 minwhy am i doing this?Before I find the courage to type, I wrestle with the same question that comes before every blog post I write.
Callie Daruk2 min2020 narrativeA new year often comes with new pressure. The pressure to get right all we failed miserably at last year. The pressure to set goals when we
Callie Daruk3 minNEWS TO SHAREWhen my children were little, my husband and I loved to buy them presents. The truth is, we still do. At Christmas time, on birthdays and...
Callie Daruk3 minI HEAR HAPPYThe sun peeks above a breathtaking view as the boisterous laughter of happy campers fills the air. My loving husband and children sleep...
Callie Daruk3 minSAVING LIVESThe force of the waves reflected the intensity of the early morning storms. The sun played peek-a-boo, though I longed for more peek than...
Callie Daruk2 minIS THERE SOMETHING YOU'VE BEEN PUTTING OFF?Did you hear that echo? It was coming from my yes as I answer this question. At least, that's what I thought I had been doing until...
Callie Daruk2 minHAVE I NEGLECTED YOU?"I'm your audience, Callie. I need you to keep writing. God speaks to me through you." My dear friends comments cut deep but I needed...