Kristi Bothur

Kristi Bothur
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Kristi is a pastor’s wife, mother, writer, and former public school teacher for English for Speakers of Other Languages. She grew up all over the United States as an Air Force brat, but moved to Columbia in the 1990s to attend Columbia International University, and has called the Midlands “home” ever since. Her days are kept full with the antics and activities of her children - homeschooling, church activities, American Heritage Girls, and Trail Life - as well as writing and leading her Columbia-based pregnancy loss ministry, Naomi’s Circle. Kristi is a contributing editor for “Rainbows and Redemption: Encouragement for the Journey of Pregnancy After Loss” (www.rainbowsandredemption.weebly.com) and a co-author of “Sunshine After the Storm: A Survival Guide for the Grieving Mother“ (sunshineafterstorm.us). She shares her thoughts about faith, family, and femininity on her blog, This Side of Heaven (www.thissideofheavenblog.com).

The Adoption Process :: 3 Unique Journeys

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November is National Adoption Month, a path many families have taken on the journey to parenthood. Here are some of the details of that adventure for three local moms: Brittany Wise, Joyell Brown, and...

Carried With Love :: The Story of Mia Rose

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Courtney and Allen Tipping have been married for eleven years. They attend Midtown Fellowship (downtown campus) where Allen is on staff. In late 2008, the Tippings found out they were expecting sextuplets. Their babies,...

The Other Flood :: Pregnancy and Infant Loss

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For the last week and a half, my newsfeed on Facebook has been inundated with flood news. First it was where the waters were rising, then it was which roads were breaking up, and...

After the Floods

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I have never had a hometown. I grew up as an Air Force brat, never staying more than four years in one place as my dad followed Uncle Sam around the country. Always the...

“Just” a Nurse

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Nurses have been front and center this week after Miss Colorado's monologue about being a nurse and The View hosts' denigrating comments about it. It has caused me to give a lot of thought...

Fashionable Modesty – It Can Be Done!

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Fashion was never my thing when I was growing up. I was one of those awkward kids in thick glasses, high water pants, and shirts that just didn't fit well. Through high school and college,...

Meal Planning for the Culinary Challenged {Printable Included!}

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I hate cooking. Let me get that out there in the open. Baking, yes. It is fun to bake bread, cake, pie, cupcakes ... but cooking, as in "meal preparation," is not my thing. I have...

To the Homeschool Mom in Her First Year

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I was you two years ago. My daughter was going into kindergarten and, while I was excited to begin our homeschool journey, I was also full of questions and what-ifs. What if we didn't get along...

Why We Chose Preschool

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Maybe that title seems strange to you. In this day and age, why would you not choose to send your child to preschool? After all, most children do attend at least one year, and there...

My One Word :: A Mid-Year Update

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Back in January, I shared with you about the My One Word movement - that instead of making a list of New Year's Resolutions, you prayerfully choose one word around which you will focus...

Why I’m Still Breastfeeding My Preschooler

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When my daughter was born, I really struggled with breastfeeding. My milk didn't come in at first and then I just wasn't making enough milk for her to gain weight. We tried everything -...

5 Things I Learned About Motherhood From Being a Soccer Mom

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I've been a soccer mom for two years now, spending one evening and one Saturday morning a week hanging out at the Jeep Rogers YMCA in NE Columbia. We started when my daughter was...

The Challenges of Childhood Apraxia of Speech

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Last year, I entered a new mommy club, the club for moms of special needs children. Our son began receiving early intervention services at 18 months old because of a speech delay that I...

Midlands Moms who are Making a Difference

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Six years ago, when we lost our daughter Naomi in my second trimester of pregnancy, one of the cries of my heart was that her life, however short it was, would make an impact...