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Adding Some Simple Style

Adding Some Simple Style

Simple. Practical. Functional. That is how I would describe my style – whether it be clothes or our home. Owning again after renting in Minnesota for a few years, and being able to decorate our home to fit our lifestyle and tastes, has been fulfilling and satisfying. I think it is important to make your…

Heart Journey Update

Heart Journey Update

The day before we left for Alaska, I had an appointment in Ann Arbor to address the next steps in my heart arrhythmia journey. As many of you know, I had a subcutaneous ICD implanted in February, to protect my life if I suddenly went into cardiac arrest, since I am at a very high…

Alaska Mission Trip: Part 2

Alaska Mission Trip: Part 2

I have found myself looking through picture after picture, trying to find the right ones that depict the vastness, beauty, camaraderie, and joy that this trip was, but trying to recreate a life-changing memory I’m finding, is next to impossible. Have you ever come back from a trip, trying to explain what you saw and…

Alaska Mission Trip: Part 1

Alaska Mission Trip: Part 1

There is something about stepping out of your comfort zone, exploring new areas, building relationships, and most of all, growing closer to God – all things that encompass a mission trip. This past week, we headed to Alaska for our youth group mission trip, that was intergenerational too. The group of 30 embarked on the…