Last Blast of Summer





Summer has officially begun for us! School is done and the official youth group season is done, though the festivities continue! Turning the calendar today reminded me of the blessings of May. Of what May entails – the changing of seasons, the bursting forth of flowers, the beginning of newness of life. I look at…
Memories of sitting at a desk, seeing a journal prompt written on a chalkboard, overhead, and then whiteboard, so vividly fills my mind. Pulling open the cardboard cover a new journal, seeing a blank, fresh, white piece of paper lay before me, waiting to be filled with dreams, thoughts, possibilities, and convictions. Strangely I eagerly…
I feel like it has been awhile since I have given an overall life update, so here’s what’s been going in the Sterk’s life lately: Our life these days, has a different “excitement.” There were so many changes and so many circumstances to process, that I felt I could have blogged 3 times a day….
I used to get a bit anxious when my health was “steady” so to speak. Sounds kind of odd, right? Who doesn’t want steady? It made me nervous in the sense that I knew “something” was on the horizon because that was how life was going. Always waiting for the next shoe to drop. But…
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I struggle with the start of a new year. So much anticipation, so much pressure to set the “right” goals and really, to even set goals in and of themselves. And then to start off the year somehow… Perfect. Do you ever feel that way? I know I…
After being married to a youth pastor for the past 4 years, I’ve come to the realization that Sundays are interesting days. Going to church is not what “going to church” used to be. As a kid, church meant walking up the stairs, to the narthex, shaking an elder’s hand, and finding our place in…