A Day in the Life of a Minnesota Winter
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…
Can I just say how much we love this phase of a baby’s life? I loved the newborn stage too for various reasons, but I have to say that it was very hard. Now having a child that has outgrown her acid reflux and is past her colicky stage, has made this journey all the…
This past week for many of you, has probably been a pleasant surprise with the weather! I feel like the weather is such a cliche thing to talk about, but really, snow and sleet in mid-April? Fairly impressive! I went to a different country this week! Canada, eh? My old college roommate lives near the…
Hello May! Dan and I were just saying to each other, “What have we done the past 7 weeks during quarantine?” For the most part, it’s been projects outside and I feel like we’ve found plenty to do. But what I realized is that usually in life, we live by “markers”. We look forward to…
I am so thankful for this week, as it has shown just slight improvement from the last, with how I’ve felt. I still have some pretty significant blood pressure issues with some not-so-fun symptoms and a call from Michigan this week confirmed to me that they indeed are doing all they can to figure out…
Even though this Thanksgiving may have looked a bit different for you this year, I hope you were still able to find simple ways to be thankful despite all the changes and regulations! I realize I didn’t take many pictures this week, but doesn’t mean it wasn’t soaked in for all it’s worth! So here’s…