I merged onto the highway, on the straightaway home. I had 2 hours ahead of me to process what had all just happened. After spending numerous hours in testing, not that they were necessarily physically draining, I was emotionally and mentally spent. Trying to comprehend all that was being done, trying to understand all the…
Photo Dump Week! It’s been such a fun summer with so many activities, so here’s a glimpse at what we’ve been up to: Early July, we went to Michigan’s Adventure Amusement Park with our youth group kids and Mazy was able to tag along! We try to remind her often that this is very special…
I’ll admit. I am an online shopper and a returner. I’ve never been a shopper, but when I need something, I’ll often browse online first, looking for the best price. Some call it being Dutch, I like to think of it as being a good steward of our money. I mean the latter sounds a…
I’m a perpetual “yes” sayer. I struggle to let no be a part of my life. It makes me feel uneasy. Unfulfilling. Unworthy. Incapable. I mean really, quite lousy at times! That’s why sometimes I need to not just give my best yes, but my best “no”. So many opportunities come our way, don’t they?…
While going through my 6-year-olds heap of papers, pens, erasers, markers, cut-outs, and homemade creations on her desk, my mind could only wonder, how did it end up like this? How did we end up with so much STUFF, just on this desk? Call me obsessive, but there is something about a cleaned off flat…
This post is sponsored by Photowall. Ever since we created a toy room for our daughter, one of the things I have always wanted to add was a map of either the United States or the world. When I received an invitation to partner with Photowall, a company out of Sweden, I knew it might…
