1 Thessalonians 5:16-18


It’s the same routine after every meal. I have to remind my daughter to bring her dishes to the counter, we load up the dishwasher, and maybe we can get two meals worth in there, but then run it. And empty it. Fill it, run it, empty it. Over and over. Up until 3 years…
I love bright sunny spring days. The touch of the warm sun on my ever-so-pale Dutch skin, after a bitter cold winter, as the leaves start to break through with new life. There is so much promise and excitement. Really, those days I just stand back and appreciate the goodness soaked within the day. Then…
There they sit, taking up mounds of room in your cupboard or on your walls. Stacked so high that when you put one away, you wonder will this be the day when the stack tips over? And maybe there is a small part of you that can’t wait for that stack to tip over because…
A week ago yesterday was the most harrowing experience of our life. Dan said to me yesterday “I just can’t stop thinking about it.” I agree. We were talking last night for quite some time of how this whole experience has taught us so much and honestly, we do not wish it never happened (I…
Today at Roots (high school group), there was a lot of excitement in the air because the AIR actually WAS really nice! We started it off by playing kickball with a bat, but with kickball rules. Good times, good times. We saw many grass stains, slide marks, and take outs! I love how kids just…
Once a Tiger’s fan, always a Tiger’s fan. Some may assume that we will never be able to cheer for the Twins – this is only true if they are playing the Tigers. Since we moved to Minnesota, we have always wanted to go to Target Field to watch the Twins play. We heard it…