I remember when I was in college, at one of my routine heart appointments, I remember my cardiologist saying that one of the best things I could for myself was live life with the least amount of stress as possible – for my heart’s sake. And that idea, I have taken with me not only…
Real. Real homes. Real people. Real kids. Real moments. Real everything. You with me? So I love Instagram. Maybe it’s kinda weird, but I find that there are some pretty “real” people on the Insta. Can I just thank you, from the bottom of my heart? Our souls long for people like you. I’m not…
I have this odd appreciation for dollar stores. There is something about finding an item that I know I would pay several dollars more for at a local Walmart of Meijer, and paying only a dollar for it! Yes, those are the Dutch genes in me, but I still get geeked every time it happens!…
With the 4th of July coming up, it has made me think often about the gift it is to live in America. This place is filled with opportunities and freedoms. I have been to other countries where the people just DREAM of moving to America. For freedom. For the opportunities. For the opportunity for more….
I am a to-do list girl. I LOVE to make lists and accomplish them. The more things I can cross off in a day, the more accomplished I feel. And unfortunately, often I see my success defined by how much I can accomplish. In other words, I end up trying to do a LOT. The…
Acts 17:26-27 says, “And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, 27 that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from…
