Kristin Armstrong
Kristin Armstrong

The best thing to do when you find yourself in a hurting or vulnerable place is to surround yourself with the strongest, finest, most positive people you know.

Kristin Armstrong
Kristin Armstrong

When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out and the tide of love rushes in.

Kristin Armstrong
Kristin Armstrong

When everything is moving and shifting, the only way to counteract chaos is stillness. When things feel extraordinary, strive for ordinary. When the surface is wavy, dive deeper for quieter waters.

Kristin Armstrong
Kristin Armstrong

I write about the power of trying, because I want to be okay with failing. I write about generosity because I battle selfishness. I write about joy because I know sorrow. I write about faith because I almost lost mine, and I know what it is to be broken and in need of redemption. I write about gratitude because I am thankful - for all of it.

Kristin Armstrong
Kristin Armstrong

It's not only moving that creates new starting points. Sometimes all it takes is a subtle shift in perspective, an opening of the mind, an intentional pause and reset, or a new route to start to see new options and new possibilities.

Kristin Armstrong
Kristin Armstrong

When the seasons shift, even the subtle beginning, the scent of a promised change, I feel something stir inside me. Hopefulness? Gratitude? Openness? Whatever it is, it's welcome.

Kristin Armstrong
Kristin Armstrong

Times of transition are strenuous, but I love them. They are an opportunity to purge, rethink priorities, and be intentional about new habits. We can make our new normal any way we want.

Kristin Armstrong
Kristin Armstrong

I love the big fresh starts, the clean slates like birthdays and new years, but I also really like the idea that we can get up every morning and start over.

Kristin Armstrong
Kristin Armstrong

Life is too sweet and too short to express our affection with just our thumbs. Touch is meant for more than a keyboard.

Kristin Armstrong
Kristin Armstrong

Pause today and notice something you have worked hard on and recognize yourself for it. Acknowledge your effort.

Kristin Armstrong
Kristin Armstrong

We either live with intention or exist by default.

Kristin Armstrong
Kristin Armstrong

It's easy to lose sight of God when life is sweet and easy, but there is something awesome about despair, and it is the closeness of God when we are at our weakest.

Kristin Armstrong
Kristin Armstrong

Disappointment is a sticky one, because no one can steal contentment, joy, gratitude, or peace - we have to give it away.

Kristin Armstrong
Kristin Armstrong

I run hills anytime I really have to think.

Kristin Armstrong
Kristin Armstrong

I think I run my strongest when I run with joy, with gratitude, with focus, with grace.

Kristin Armstrong
Kristin Armstrong

I realize that I am typically vulnerable only when and where and how much it suits me. I can choose my writer words and even go back and edit.

Kristin Armstrong
Kristin Armstrong

I want to be intentional about my freedom - in choosing it, honoring it, and protecting it. One of the best feelings I know is feeling truly free.

Kristin Armstrong
Kristin Armstrong

Parents walk a fine line between discipline and grace - values have to hold even when circumstances change or call for compromise or compassion. It's the ultimate challenge to be both firm and fluid, soft and strong, yielding yet rock solid.

Kristin Armstrong
Kristin Armstrong

Typically creative people are usually not clock-slaves or list-makers, so the idea of enforcing goals and deadlines can be somewhat daunting.

Kristin Armstrong
Kristin Armstrong

Sometimes when we have so much going on, it's easy to forsake the things that seem like personal luxuries - for example, our morning run. But it isn't a luxury at all, when it is the thing that allows us and empowers us to face everything else.