People often refer to bygone days as a simpler time. Perhaps, more accurately, my grandparents' generation focused better on what mattered. Traffic jams and minor quibbles with my husband Daniel pale in comparison with the worries that were faced on… — Kristina McMorris Copy Share Image
From 2001-2008, I was the host and a writer for the WB's weekly television program 'Weddings Portland Style.' — Kristina McMorris Copy Share
The line between him and the enemy had simultaneously blurred and solidified. Somehow, while perhaps it shouldn't have, this thought provided a strange sense… — Kristina McMorris Copy Share
It’s odd, isn’t it? People die every day and the world goes on like nothing happened. But when it’s a person you love, you… — Kristina McMorris Copy Share
Maybe heaven entailed more than a soul residing in a single place, but instead having pieces of yourself spread among the hearts and memories… — Kristina McMorris Copy Share
“ Good had defeated evil, people proclaimed, a justification for atrocities best left forgotten. They would cling to this oversimplified truth while trading pats… — Kristina McMorris Copy Share
“But there was something else. A feeling of understanding, a comfort that defied reason. It was as though kissing her, a near stranger, would… — Kristina McMorris Copy Share
In seven days God had created the Earth. In a single day mankind had turned it upside down. — Kristina McMorris Copy Share
“War doesn’t start with an explosion….It bears far more subtlety. A simmer beneath the surface, as if bringing broth to a boil.” — Kristina McMorris Copy Share
Not every loss was confirmed by an officer at the door. Nor a telegram with the power to sink a fleet. Loss, often the… — Kristina McMorris Copy Share
When I was a kid, my mom once told me that God was an artist and how on occasion He’d throw a bucketful of… — Kristina McMorris Copy Share
Only thanks to blissful ignorance, and the inspiration of my grandparents' story, did I actually believe tackling a novel would be an easy task.… — Kristina McMorris Copy Share
Several years ago, I was creating a Christmas present for the family, a self-published cookbook featuring recipes my grandmother had collected and created over… — Kristina McMorris Copy Share
'Letters From Home' is a story inspired by my grandparents' epistolary courtship. — Kristina McMorris Copy Share
“The most wonderful type of love, she had learned, was the kind built with care and over time, through forgiveness and understanding, compromise and… — Kristina McMorris Copy Share
