Around The Home

This past week has been quite busy as we have had the opportunity to help with the Minnesota West SERVE at a local CRC. We have always had a passion for SERVE because I had gone to 3 when I was in high school (2 at the Benton Harbor/St. Joseph SERVE that Dan’s dad ran…
Nights at home are pretty rare for us. Being in youth ministry, much like how teenagers are night owls, the majority of ministry happens at night too. I would love to say that I have the “night owl” gene in me yet, but unfortunately I don’t think it ever was. Especially now. I have been…
Really I should’ve called this post “Around the Vacation Home”, since this past week was spent with my family on vacay! It is always the highlight of our year and this year did not disappoint. We ended up having to switch venues a bit last minute for various reasons, but we were able to find…
Whew! The school year is complete! We could not be more proud of all Mazy has accomplished in every aspect. It was not an easy year due to covid quarantines, the anxieties of knowing mommy wasn’t always feeling well or was gone, but she triumphed through it all! We couldn’t be more thankful for her…
This past week we had the joys of having family in town! My cousin Julie, her husband Justin, along with their two kids Emerson and Beckett, made the trek to Minnesota Tuesday! We were looking so forward to having them here because it had been since Christmas when we saw them last. There is also…
Last year’s Halloween was sure one for the books, but this year was a different story! This year we were able to start some traditions of our own, since this is really the “first” Halloween spent back in Michigan. What a FUN day it was. Mazy was looking so forward to dressing up in her…