Our New Niece!


Even though we have moved to Minnesota, it hasn’t taken away our love for the Detroit Tigers! Yes, we can cheer for the Minnesota Twins – as long as they are not playing the Tigers. At the beginning of the baseball season, we looked at the schedule and saw there were 3 series in Minnesota…
What a wonderful week we had, especially with the gift of being able to celebrate Mother’s Day with Mazy in our lives. Dan spoiled me by giving me a gift certificate for a pedicure, made the BEST card WITH Mazy, and just doing all of these acts of service that meant so much. We spent…
Happy 1 month today, Mazy! I remember when we took her home from the hospital, thinking “wow, 1 month is so far away and I can’t imagine how much she will change!” Well, that 1 month mark is now here and boy has she changed! Being her mother, of course I am going to be…
Wait… WHAT is that? That would be grass, my friends! We have not seen grass since last November and I am sure anyone living in the north, feels the same way! I wish I was exaggerating, but unfortunately I am not! The wind has blown so hard this past week (especially with the Blizzard Warning…
What a fun week we had, taking a break from our normal activities with school, work, and everything in between! Because the CEA convention (Christian school conference) was supposed to be this week, the kiddos still had off Wednesday-Friday, which made for FREE days. I was equally excited because I am homebody in the sense…
First week of November, here in West Michigan, sure was a chilly one! One thing that is a natural result of having heart failure is poor circulation. Therefore, my hands, arms, legs, and feet get incredibly cold, quickly. Just ask my husband! Needless to say, a warmer coat was in store and thankfully it came…