Crazy Corrie's Chronicles

Aaaaaaaaaand we’re back! Corrie has returned, people, with a year’s worth of back stories to retell. Just kidding- I can’t remember that far back: I’m getting too old! Besides, I’m into a different chapter of my life; the page has been turned and there’s no going back. If you haven’t heard, I am no longer in Rice Lake, WI, but am now in Palos Hills, IL. My life as Crazy Corrie has come to an end: crafts and children are no longer in the picture (well, that’s a lie – they will always be in the picture for me!). But the Boys and Girls Club of Barron County and AmeriCorps are behind me, and American Christian Tours and the TEFOL Academy of Chicago are ahead! I’m living with my grandpa (my mom’s father) who was recently diagnosed with blood clots and an unidentified mass, so who knows whether I have not come to Chicago for such a time as this?  Only God knows…but I am confident of this - many adventures and ridiculous blunders are ahead. The country (U.P.) mouse in the city is desti...

     As some of you may know,  +David Williams  & I had the fantastic opportunity of singing together this past summer at both our church, Immanuel Baptist of Rice Lake, and the Barron County Fair. We can but give God the praise for His using such weak vessels  to bring Him glory! Shortly before our first performance, we were challenged by a friend to come up with a title for ourselves (instead of "David & Corrie Hockaday" which had unfortunately been printed in the local newspaper!). A great deal of thought and prayer went into that daunting task until we finally settled on the name "Shattered." At first the ideas behind the name were slightly ambiguous and all over the map, but we stuck with it anyways. By the day of our performance, we had clarified its meaning and narrowed down the Biblical truths we wished to proclaim through it. A month later performing for the last time in Rice Lake before God moved us on, we provided fliers with hi...