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There is something about stepping out of your comfort zone, exploring new areas, building relationships, and most of all, growing closer to God – all things that encompass a mission trip. This past week, we headed to Alaska for our youth group mission trip, that was intergenerational too. The group of 30 embarked on the…
Like I mentioned yesterday, we spent this past weekend and the early half of this week on Beaver Island! Dan’s parents vacation there for two weeks every summer and they kindly invited us to join them if we wanted to. Well, it didn’t take much thought since we really enjoy hanging out with family! So…
It absolutely amazes me that it has been 16 years since we said our “I do’s”! This day, 16 years ago, looked MUCH different in many ways. We had just graduated college two weeks prior, Dan moved into our new home we bought a few months prior, I brought what I could so that I…
Sweet Mazy can’t catch a break! Let me preface this with saying I know that things could be much worse. Sick children happen and that is a normal part of life. I guess until it is your own and you see how sick they are, I am going to go with the cliche saying –…
Thus the beginning of routine! Isn’t it a beautiful thing? Even though we do not have children in school, there is something about the school year that I feel brings routine to everyone. The weather is a bit cooler and darker, which means we may turn in a bit earlier. The days are filled with…
The reality of moving is definitely starting to “move” in – not in a negative way though. We are just realizing that is a LOT to do before next Thursday, our official moving date. Most of the things we have to do, are things Dan and I just need to figure out :). We have…