What is God doing in our life? This past weekend we had the opportunity to go to the Simply Youth Ministry Conference in Indianapolis, IN!(We leave tomorrow at noon). You may be thinking that we were crazy in going to a conference days before we are moving to another state, and yes we were crazy, but we…
Probably the best seminar I went to all weekend was called “As For Me And My Crazy House – Defending My Heart, Marriage, and Ministry From the Demands of Ministry” which was led by Brian and Shannon Berry. First of all, they were really easy to listen to because they were hilarious. We always appreciate…
I decided to switch up the topics a little bit and talk about some of the things I learned at the Youth Ministry Conference back in March. I know, it was a long time ago, but I have been reflecting on the summer and the importance of hanging out with our kids. While pondering, I…
This year marks our the end of our first year in youth ministry at North Street CRC. The year maybe didn’t look like we thought it would in our personal life, but when it comes to our church and our youth group, there are not enough positive words in the English vocab to say how…
Love God. Love people. What blessings and beauty that can come out of that saying. That is what our week was about. We made the 4-5 hour drive to near Hayward, Wisconsin, to the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation. We all had never worked with the Native American population (also known as traditional), so for us…
Welcome! I blog for a couple of reasons: As for my story… My husband and I have been married since 2006 and are currently living in West Michigan, doing youth ministry. We were both born and raised in the mitten state, met in college, and have a daughter, Mazy Grace, born in 2015, and have…
