Grief

New Perspectives On Life

Getting new perspectives in life. It is easy to look back over this past year and think about all of the new experiences and perspectives that God has given us. The “newness” is always right before us, still to this day. But what about the year before? One of the toughest years of our life?…

What Occupies Your Mind?

What occupies your mind? When you have time to sit down and think, what does your mind turn to? All of the things you have to get done? All of the things you haven’t done? All of the things you wished you would have done? Time can be such a stressor. Does the mere act…

Weekly Update On Our Life

Weekly update on the Sterks… Basketball is in full swing! I am LOVING it so far! It feels so good to be back in the sport, coaching, and just being with the girls! Our true desire is for the girls to grow closer to God. It has been humbling to start our practices with devotions,…

Breaking Our “Bones”

Last night Dan and I spent the night chillin’. You would think that being our age and having no children, that we would have many nights just us two. Well, our nights tend to fill up pretty quickly (our own doing of course), so a night to ourselves, was welcomed. We must both admit sometimes…

Letting Go to Rebuild

On the high school retreat last weekend, the speaker was talking about letting go. What can you let go of, so that God can use it to further His Kingdom? For example, he spoke of the staff that Moses had, that God turned into a snake. By itself, the staff was just a staff. But…