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Today was THE DAY we could find out the gender of lil’ baby Sterk! We both were SO eager for this day to come because we just wanted to KNOW! More than anything, we wanted to see our baby again. We couldn’t wait to see it’s little toes. It’s beautiful face. It’s formed body. A…
This past week Dan was gone to Jackson, Mississippi on a mission trip with the youth group from our church. It was definitely a do-able week considering last year it was 2 weeks in Haiti, and now we are in a new place, with much to explore, moms close, and a girl who is just…
Painting, painting, painting! That’s what our week has consisted of, but we wouldn’t want it any other way! We are pleased with how far we have gotten, especially since our goal was to have our house painted by this summer, which we consider to be around June 1. We are not finished, but are quite…
Much of this past week was spent preparing for the garage sale that I had with a friend this weekend, but also just enjoying sweet Mazy of course! Did I mention how crazy funny she is these days? Never fails to entertain us! At Open Rock on Monday, Matt taught her to hoola hoop! She…
I have found myself looking through picture after picture, trying to find the right ones that depict the vastness, beauty, camaraderie, and joy that this trip was, but trying to recreate a life-changing memory I’m finding, is next to impossible. Have you ever come back from a trip, trying to explain what you saw and…
Our little baby girl, Mazy Grace, is 3 months old! (tomorrow) To put into words what the past 3 months have meant to us, well, there are no words. We can’t imagine our life without her. SHE is the child we have been praying for. Mazy Grace is the answer to our prayers. This girl…