Sharing all that God has done on a mission trip is hard to do, even in a few posts. God shows Himself in ways we never expected, but that is also why we try to not go into mission trips WITH expectations. We try to walk into them with open hearts and minds. One of…
Love God. Love people. What blessings and beauty that can come out of that saying. That is what our week was about. We made the 4-5 hour drive to near Hayward, Wisconsin, to the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation. We all had never worked with the Native American population (also known as traditional), so for us…
Consider me odd, but I LOVE to paint. In our old home, I painted every single room – not just once, but sometimes twice. Sometimes I didn’t like the shade of tan, so I would repaint. Sometimes the color was too bold. Then I wanted to create a tuscan color montage, so I repainted yet…
Have you ever… Sat down in a car as the driver is throwing and pushing as much as they can out of the way, just so that you have a place to sit? I am not talking about the person who was just stowing those items on that seat for the afternoon. I am talking…
Are you a renter? If so, you know exactly what I am talking about. That small amount of money/renter’s insurance (at least where I live) that you pay yearly in order to cover the cost of your belongings, in case of a robbery, fire, etc. that would ruin your items. Renting was a new concept…
We are back! It has been a crazy past few weeks, but we are now home sweet home! Two weeks ago, we took our junior highers to Duluth for the week. We were looking so forward to this trip because we don’t get to spend as much time with the junior highers as we’d like…
