Last Blast of Summer










Michigan and Minnesota are very similar. Yet, they have their differences. One of the differences we LOVE: it is ALWAYS SUNNY – unless there is a snowstorm coming in. I think we have had one cloudy day since moving here (it was raining). I’ve heard people say that Michigan is depressing in the winter and I never really…
Sharing all that God has done on a mission trip is hard to do, even in a few posts. God shows Himself in ways we never expected, but that is also why we try to not go into mission trips WITH expectations. We try to walk into them with open hearts and minds. One of…
I would say I am a relatively clean person. I try to clean our home once a week – it may be a week and a half at times. My cleaning routine usually consists of dusting, cleaning the bathrooms, wiping down kitchen counters, picking up, and cleaning the floors. Again, I try to do this…
I used to get a bit anxious when my health was “steady” so to speak. Sounds kind of odd, right? Who doesn’t want steady? It made me nervous in the sense that I knew “something” was on the horizon because that was how life was going. Always waiting for the next shoe to drop. But…
Burrrr… This Minnesotan weather is going to take some getting used to, my friends! We have decided that Minnesota-cold is colder than Michigan-cold. Why? A Minnesotan cold is dryer – we were used to some moisture from Lake Michigan. Our skin is SO dry! I know that sounds so “girlish” but really, our bodies are…
Babies and kids grow up. Too fast. It seems the moment they are brought home from the hospital, the next moment they are at the bus stop ready for Kindergarten. As the saying goes, the days are slow, but the years fly by. Isn’t that true? When it comes to baby clothes, they seem to…