Family

The Love of Family

The Love of Family

This past weekend, we had the privilege of hosting my family out here in Minnesota! My mom, younger sister, and grandma made the drive out here and arrived late Thursday night. I was looking so forward to seeing them again, even though we saw them just 2 weeks ago. It was nice to not feel like…

A Yearly Tradition

A Yearly Tradition

This week has been better than expected. We didn’t know what to expect because we had never gone through what we did, a year before. We wanted to go into this week, open to however we were going to feel and however we felt led with our emotions. We had our moments of emotion, but…

Making The Trek…

Making The Trek…

We made the trek once again! On Wednesday after youth group, Dan and I drove through the night, back to our home state of Michigan. Actually DAN drove through the night; he drove the whole way while I slept peacefully in the passenger’s seat. He is one of those crazy people that can stay awake…

So Here’s The Story…

So Here’s The Story…

Fishing with Sterks is always an adventure. We’ve been known to get stranded with flat tires, motors not starting, hauling in the big lunkers, more boat issues, and now we can add another one to the list – someone has fallen out of the boat. Dan and I decided Wednesday afternoon that it would be…

We (Heart) Visitors

We (Heart) Visitors

This past week we had the joys of having family in town! My cousin Julie, her husband Justin, along with their two kids Emerson and Beckett, made the trek to Minnesota Tuesday! We were looking so forward to having them here because it had been since Christmas when we saw them last. There is also…