Snow? Almost 80 degree weather? Welcome to the midwest! Monday morning we woke up to snow, high winds, and 30 degree temps. Not what we expected for May 1, but nevertheless, a surprise! The cold weather did not stop us from having fun at Open Rock! This picture says it all – yes, there are…
As the weeks move on by, we are realizing quickly that our time in Minnesota is coming to an end and our new life in Michigan will be beginning. Both book ends, in the opposite way. The closing of one chapter, but the opening of another. I feel I have my emotions back under control,…
I am sure you’ve been there. The day you put away that last piece of newborn clothing, may have felt like you were laying to rest the best days of your life. The time you had to send your sweet child off to school on the bus, felt like you were saying goodbye forever. Then…
What a way to start a new week, by celebrating Easter! Like I said earlier, it is an emotional day, just thinking about how much our God truly loves us, by sending His Son to die for us, but then choosing to give us new life by raising Him from the dead – ETERNAL life….
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…
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…
