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I realized that either I didn’t have much going on this week or I was too busy to take pictures…well I say this past week was an even mix. So, not much to update in pictures, but it sure was a fun week! For New Year’s Eve we went to our friend’s house and had…
Gift buying. Gift exchanges. Gifts, gifts, gifts. What is a gift? When I think of a gift, I think of something I was given, out of the thoughtfulness of someone else, out of no obligation, when they expect nothing in return. When Christmas rolls around, do we buy gifts out of obligation because that is what…
Our sweet Mazy Grace turned FIVE yesterday! This age brings MUCH anticipation for the day and she just couldn’t believe it was her BIRTHDAY. Oh how I love living life through the eyes of a child at times! This past weekend Mazy was able to have birthday parties with both sides of the family and…
After being married to a youth pastor for the past 4 years, I’ve come to the realization that Sundays are interesting days. Going to church is not what “going to church” used to be. As a kid, church meant walking up the stairs, to the narthex, shaking an elder’s hand, and finding our place in…
One of the biggest joys of youth ministry is seeing kids grow. Yet one of the most humbling is realizing how much they have helped ME grow. Never would I have thought that to be the case (oh how naive a thought that is :)). The things that Dan and I need to remember when…
Last Monday at 5:00AM, we headed out from Unity CRC in Prinsburg, MN, and drove the 11 hours to Stevensville, Michigan, for the Solid Rock Youth Group Mission Trip. Why our hometown? Because of the short amount of time we have been here and because most organizations need applications in at least by March, we…