I’m Katina, a creative type. I love to create with all artistic mediums. One way I do that is through my custom window treatment and design business. Much of my time is also spent writing a variety of resources for children and creatively teaching and motivating children and adults to learn and grow both academically and spiritually. Regarding my family… well that’s a “messy” story with some beauty and ashes. I married in 1996, we had our first daughter, Alli several years later. She loves the outdoors, sports and being active while also having an appropriate addiction to books and learning! In 2013, we added our Lanie who was five at the time to our family through adoption from Colombia. She’s a fun, spunky, lover of people type of girl. This blog tells a bunch about her adoption journey. But then… life changed again and this time in not such a fun way. Our marriage ended in 2016. We’re all learning to make this new life work, but gosh it’s had it’s bumps (understatement!). The blog has a new section about the journey of my heart and lessons learned through all of this heartache, change and the rebuilding afterwards. In the end… we all are in love with Jesus striving to capture the joy He brings in each day. I keep learning how desperate I am for Him. So we are a collage of people together on one canvas created by our Master Artist, God. The collage keeps changing, but overall… it’s messy, beautiful, challenging, fun and never dull!
