Kristen Berryhill

♪♫Here I am at G.G.’s House ♫♪

July 18, 2015

I grew up with the blessing of knowing my great-grandmother. Every Thursday was G.G.’s day. She would pick me up from the babysitter and as we would pull up the steep driveway in her baby blue coupe, we would sing our original song to the tune of the Muffin Man, “Here we are at G.G.’s house, at G.G.’s house, at G.G.’s house.” I would spend all afternoon playing or learning new crafts like decoupage or cross-stitch. Eventually, she would sit in her rocking .

Leaving Loft Life

June 18, 2015

It has been an amazing few years at the Cotton Mill Lofts. As the name suggests, it is a renovated cotton and textile mill that was refurbished with the help and hard work of so many. What once was an environmental hazard is now a thriving residential complex looking over the beautiful Ocmulgee River. You can read more about its beginning at ShellyBerryhill.com. I was blessed to get one of the first apartments rented in November of 2012. My apartment is on the top floor overlooking the .

Call it Lent, Call it What You Like

February 22, 2015

The Book of Common Prayer states, “Lent is the forty-day season of reflection and preparation for the death and Resurrection of Jesus. It is a time of repentance, of considering Christ’s sufferings and rethinking how we are called to take up our own crosses.” Raised Southern Baptist, I was never brought up adhering to the liturgical church calendar. “Lent should be viewed as an extra-Biblical human tradition… Baptists define the activities of the gathered .

Winter Jam 2015

February 9, 2015

Saturday night, my cousin Beka and I ventured up to Atlanta to attend Winter Jam at the Georgia Dome. It was a much-needed day away for the both of us. We arrived early enough to check out the Kia Jam Zone then have dinner at TacoMac before shuffling into the Dome with over thirty thousand other fans and believers. Once we found a seat the festivities began! We got to see About A Mile, Veridia, Blanca, For King & Country, Newsong, Family Force 5, Building 429, Jeremy Camp, Francesca .