The Carista Collection

My favorite flowers are Carnations, mainly because they persevere (last) longer than most other flowers.  One day, my boyfriend at the time, sent me a bouquet of flowers.  There were eleven white Carnations with one red Rose in the middle.  Needless to say, this is now my favorite bouquet of flowers. They were beautiful, however, [...]

Intercession is a spiritual gift in which we naturally have a desire to intercede on behalf of others. Although we are all suppose to intercede in prayer for each other, it does seem to come easier to some of us.  Not only do we yearn to pray, but the burdens for people and things to [...]

It was a beautiful spring day and there was not a cloud in the sky. Although the sun was very hot beaming down, it was met with a crisp breeze before reaching me. All the flowers were in bloom and the scent was heavenly. I was looking forward to this walk with my dog, Slybaby. [...]

The greatest challenge during the wilderness times of our lives is not the suffering, as much as the timing. Suffering we can handle, it is not knowing how long we will suffer that makes it so unbearable. One thing is for sure, had I known how long it was really going to be, I never [...]

  Throughout this journey called life I would find myself having major encounters with God, yet never knowing what they meant.  Oh, they would always encourage me and even teach me great lessons, but they just did not seem to be consistent with what He was already doing in my life.  Out of the blue [...]