Welcome to Connected. A blog about things we love and have in common. I am excited about connecting over faith, family, food, travel, and much more! My name is Christa Skipper, wife, mom of 4 awesome kids, and a seeker of authentic connections with Jesus, people, and the world around me. A quick background…. the idea of connecting came during a hard season of life. I found out that I have thyroid cancer and had two surgeries in a week to remove my thyroid. The surgeries were fine, but complications afterward almost took my life. A few months later a disk in my lower back collapsed and I found myself…