Over the past couple of years Dan and I have been faced with some challenges that not only have brought us closer together, but most importantly, made us fully rely on God. As many of you know already, in 2001 I had open heart surgery to fix a rare heart condition. Since that was 9…
After being married to a youth pastor for the past 4 years, I’ve come to the realization that Sundays are interesting days. Going to church is not what “going to church” used to be. As a kid, church meant walking up the stairs, to the narthex, shaking an elder’s hand, and finding our place in…
Growing up I never really thought I would move out of Borculo because so much of who I am today is because of where I grew up. Little did I know that God would lead me to another location, another town. Since moving to St. Joseph, I have really learned so much about not taking…
It surely has been a long time since I have last updated this, but I suppose that means a lot has been going on since last time. Since the last update was before Christmas, I will start off by saying our Christmas time was truly blessed. What a blessing family is. We were able to…
Ah! SUMMER!! Although summer has not officially started, we are officially in summer season. All the regular meetings for youth group and all the extra activities at church are done for now. As much as we absolutely love Sunday nights, it’s nice to have a change of pace. And that change of pace means BEACH…
From April 26-May 2, Dan and I embarked on a memorable journey to Mexico for vacation. It was such an amazing and relaxing time away; we have found ourselves a couple times this week wishing we were back there, but all good things have to come to an end at some point, right? There is…
