It has been one of the greatest privileges I have been given – the opportunity to teach my child about God. I am in awe, everyday, of how often I see God in Mazy. How often I see God working in the littlest of details! Toddlers pick up on things so quickly. They hear EVERY…
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…
Two years ago, God blessed us with a beautiful little baby girl. She was a gift we surely did not deserve, but one we held with such humble pride, knowing God had chosen us for that very moment, that very miracle, and that life-changing moment. For years, I prayed I would be a mom. At…
Garage sale season is on the horizon. Whether you plan to have one or not, spring is often a good time to spring clean your home. I have always wondered why it’s called “Spring Cleaning” and why our culture hasn’t chosen a different season to “clean” in, but I think it has to do with…
Welcome Spring! Warm weather has arrived in Minnesota yet again, and we could not be more thrilled! Minutes after getting out of bed, Mazy asks to go to the sanbock (sandbox) to play. She cannot get enough of the outdoors, which makes me wonder how in the world we get through the winter months in…
Call me strange, but I love the idea of moving. Granted this is coming from someone who has this odd love for organizing, purging, and living a simple life. And moving helps feed into all 3 of those passions. Over the past two weeks, I have started to scan our home and take a mental…
