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Fishing is our thing. Friday night was a first for us – wettin’ a few lines out of our boat, bumpin’ the tunes, and havin’ a blast. We were excited to get out on a lake – our choice out of the 11,000 some? Big Kandiyohi Lake which is like 20 minutes away. Heading out,…
Nights at home are pretty rare for us. Being in youth ministry, much like how teenagers are night owls, the majority of ministry happens at night too. I would love to say that I have the “night owl” gene in me yet, but unfortunately I don’t think it ever was. Especially now. I have been…
Last Wednesday, Dan and I flew out to Jacksonville, Florida, for Lauren Vriezema’s wedding. This was a trip that we were looking SO forward to because those who know us, know how close we are with the Vriezema family. We have a special bond with each member of their family and Brenda even carried our…
This past Sunday we had a little 1st birthday party for our little Mazy Grace! When Dan and I were talking about having a party, I asked him what he thought the theme should be, since I was having a hard time coming up with one that fit Mazy. Dan said “dogs, of course!” and…
What are we looking forward to these days? VACATION! I will be taking a little blogging break for a week and a half or so because we are going to be prepping for vacation and also enjoying family time together while on vacation. We are SO excited. It is a family tradition that we are…
So what has been going on in our life? Here’s a little glimpse. 1. Today we have spent our day putting boat docks and lifts in as a youth group fundraiser! It takes a few Saturdays (and in this case a Monday) to get them all in. Because the lakes were frozen over until into May,…