I feel like today is the epitomy of Dutch shopping! Trying to find the best deals and doing whatever it takes to get them. It was a great day of shopping with family, though we waited til about 7:30am to brave the crowds (me and my mom that is). We met up with my sister…
Changes. Changes are never easy. Changes are sometimes not welcomed. Sometimes I can be an ole fuddy-duddy Dutch girl who just wants things to always be the same – like sitting in the same pew every Sunday (no we actually don’t do that). As much as I don’t like change sometimes, I realize I’ve gone…
One month. What a month it has been. When I was cleaning today, I kept thinking about all the hardships this past month has brought, yet I still have so many things to be thankful for. I want today to be filled with praise for the things I am thankful for that God has taken…
I was reading the book “Jesus Calling” and there was a devotional in there that I just have to share: Leave outcomes up to me. Follow Me wherever I lead, without worrying about how it will all turun out. Think of your life as an adventure, with Me as your Guide and Companion. Live in…
Today is one of those emotional rollercoaster days. Dan headed to deer camp for the week (though I will see him Wed. night through Thurs. night for Thanksgiving), and I think it was hard to say goodbye to him. We are just the best of buds, so it’s hard to think I won’t be seeing…
Thanksgiving is less than a week away! I feel this month I have been preparing more than I ever have for Thanksgiving, which I think is for many reasons. First, I am in a Bible study that is covering that very topic, for a month. It’s been good to think about “other” things to be…
