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How To Survive Black Friday

How To Survive Black Friday

ARE YOU PREPARED? Maybe you aren’t a Black Friday shopper. Maybe the thoughts of stepping out of your house on this day brings your blood pressure to a whole new level. Maybe for some, you have been counting down the days and have been planning for weeks, how you were going to “survive.” When I…

Volleyball-Filled Weekend

Volleyball-Filled Weekend

Yesterday we attended our first college volleyball game! Not that we really ever have “former” youth group kids as they will ALWAYS be a part of our life, but one of our youth group girls who graduated last year, is playing for Bethel College. Her parents and Kari’s sister were heading out there and we…

Fundraising: Dock-Style

Fundraising: Dock-Style

The past 3 Saturdays have become a new “normal” for us in the spring and fall. The biggest fundraiser that our youth group does is take out docks/boat lifts for various people, on various lakes. Moving out to Minnesota, I hadn’t really heard much about this “job.” Living near Lake Michigan, the docks were permanent,…

How To Reupholster Chairs

How To Reupholster Chairs

I have been wanted to reupholster chairs, but sometimes time was the hardest thing to find. When we first bought our table from an acquaintance of our realtor, the fabric was rather hideous. So we reupholstered them right away. After 5 years of use, with a LOT spills on them, I decided it was time…