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I get it. Loud kids can drive people crazy sometimes. I used to have those same thoughts. When I was naive and in my 20s, I didn’t get it. I didn’t get that kids just acted up when you least expected them to and sometimes when it’s the least appropriate time. The other day I…
As the saying goes, time flies when you are having fun, right? Well, that can also be said to be true when moving to another state! We have lived in Minnesota for 1 1/2 years already, though at times it feels like longer and at other times, it feels shorter. Sometimes I still don’t know…
Seeing many social media posts last week and this week of parents sending their kids off to school, I couldn’t help but picture myself in that boat. Realizing that day is going to come, whether we are ready or not, whether we LIKE it or not, it’s coming. I have since taken some time to…
Words are powerful. Of course you recognize the old saying… Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. Really, that could not be more untrue. Sticks and stones hurt – for a short time. But those wounds usually heal. Words though – that hurt can last a lifetime. Words can…
Hard to believe it is July already! With the summer flying by, it has made me think about all of the good things going on in our life… 1. We are so looking forward to our mission trip this coming week! Some may think that the only reason we are looking forward to it is because…
Some of you may have already seen this picture on facebook and instagram, but I couldn’t help but share it again. To me, the words on her shirt “Who needs a prince? (I have daddy)” is a saying that goes so much deeper than just words on a shirt. When Dan and I have talked…