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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?…
Sometimes I feel like things have been a little hectic around here lately, but really, it’s what I needed. As I was driving to town, (“town” is about 20-25 minutes away for me), I was doing some thinking about the past few months. It was one of those moments between me and God, that I…
What a beautiful weekend it was in West Michigan! There was so much sun that by Sunday, when it rained all day, we were okay with it because our pale Dutch skin had seen enough sun for a bit! I haven’t dusted our house in weeks, though I feel this past week we weren’t in…
So what has been going on in our life? Well, we are still living with Dan’s parents and are really enjoying it. There are possibilities job-wise, but we are just waiting on God’s timing. We are still trying to make sense of everything with his previous job and we don’t know if we ever will…
How was this past week, the last week of June already? I try to stay away from to-do lists in the summer because we just want to enjoy hanging out by the pool with family and friends. And so far, so good. Here’s what the past week has looked like for us: Speaking of to-do…
The journey to meeting our baby girl: On Saturday, I was starting to think that “the day” was coming! The day we had been praying for, for so long! That night, we were at a friend’s house and I started to have some contractions. That night, I woke up about 4 times with them and…