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December 1, 2015April 8, 2017

Thanksgiving is always such a special time for us. I feel it’s cliche to say that we are thankful for all of the many blessings, family, and friends that he has given us, but we truly are. We were able to spend our Thanksgiving with family and now having a child, we are realizing how much she has changed since the last time we were in Michigan! Kids sure grow up fast (I know, another cliche saying!)

I did not take as many pictures as I had hoped, but lets just say we spent our time catching up with family. We did do a little black Friday shopping, but I wouldn’t say anything crazy. Most of all, we are just thankful to have families that love us so.

Reading books with Grandma.

Mazy busy playing with “new” toys. Check out that spikey hair!

One tired little girl

That smile

Cousin love

More books!

Our little Michigan fan!

Home Is Where Family Is

This past week, we drove up to a cottage on Secord Lake, near Gladwin, MI, for a week’s vacation with my family. This year’s emotions were a bit different, since we didn’t have to drive from MN to get there, but also not have to say goodbye for a few months. It was always a…

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It is no exaggeration that this week and the weeks/months to come, will be one that we will be telling our great-grandkids about someday! I feel we are living in a bit of a surreal moment in life, like I never thought that all of this sickness and disease would lead to this. But, “God…

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Sometimes the last person I can give grace to is myself. I am a whole lot more patient with others, than myself. One thing heart failure has taught me is that I can’t control how I feel. I suppose to a certain degree I can, with what I do and eat, but I can’t control…

Preparing for Black Friday

I sometimes do not know what to think about Black Friday. For weeks, there have been commercials about when certain deals are starting for weeks. In fact, many stores have started their “Black Friday” sales at the beginning of the month! Then I wonder, why do we make such a big deal about Black Friday?…

Family Gatherings

One thing I love about Christmas are the family get togethers. One thing I absolutely cherish about life is family. I really don’t know what I would do without my family. There is always something about “going home” that I look forward to EVERY time. Maybe it’s because we can’t see my family as often…

See You Later, Minnesota and Hello, Michigan!

This post has been a long time in coming! It seems like decades ago that we packed up our home in Minnesota and made the trek to Michigan, but really, it was only 2 days ago! I can’t help but start this post by saying that God has once again, been so gracious to us!…