On This Christmas Day…
I find I am taking fewer and fewer pictures lately, due to long to-do lists and finding things to pack up/clean, but I was able to sneak a few in this week! Can I just say, the warmer weather in Minnesota has been fantastic? I sometimes wonder how in the world we got through the…
We have embarked on our second journey to Michigan! I was looking forward to spending some quality time with family and friends, which of course never disappoints! Here is a bit of what our trip has looked like: Bless Mazy’s heart – we started the journey right after she got her 4 month shots. We…
This is a lesson that has taken and is still taking me, far too long to learn: appreciating the moment. Busy days can get the best of us. Looking at the calendar, our schedules fill up. Demands from every corner fill our minds with what we AREN’T accomplishing, maybe even creating a feeling of guilt…
Our family spent the past week at the Conference Grounds, which is located along Lake Michigan. It was a BEAUTIFUL week, with rain only the first two days and then the day we left. Even those days were not complete washouts. For being the 2nd full week of June, we were surprised and thankful for…
Hello April! I always enjoy April because it means warmer temps and time to come out of hibernation. Well, the weather hasn’t necessarily felt like spring, but it’s coming! Mazy keeps asking to go swimming in her pool and she doesn’t quite understand why she can’t go swimming in it yet. Though her toes touching…
There is something about stepping out of your comfort zone, exploring new areas, building relationships, and most of all, growing closer to God – all things that encompass a mission trip. This past week, we headed to Alaska for our youth group mission trip, that was intergenerational too. The group of 30 embarked on the…