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I can’t even begin to tell you how excited we are to become we pray, earthly parents. One night while in the Keys, I could feel the baby just going crazy. I felt a big kick and told Dan “put your hand here” and on my side, the baby wound up for a BIG kick….
This past week has been quite busy as we have had the opportunity to help with the Minnesota West SERVE at a local CRC. We have always had a passion for SERVE because I had gone to 3 when I was in high school (2 at the Benton Harbor/St. Joseph SERVE that Dan’s dad ran…
Tomorrow is a day that Dan and I often look upon with anticipation, but also with much confidence that God has our lives in His hands. Tomorrow I go in for my YEARLY heart checkup. I say “yearly” in all caps because for the past couple of years, I have been having to go in…
18 seems like a big number. A big week to hit. I am not sure if it’s because I am past my 17 week appointment or the fact that I am 2 weeks away from being halfway! No matter what number I hit, I feel like it’s a huge milestone. A milestone we never even…
After getting our life back in order this past week after a trip to Minnesota, we are just so thankful for our life! I know that sounds weird in a way to say, but truly, we are so thankful for where God has taken us and just the life He has given us! He has…
As the saying goes, “It takes a village to raise a child.” Dan and I have often said being in youth ministry, that we treat our youth group kids as our own. We always have. We talk with them, care for them, hug them, and cry with them, as if they were. That whole concept…