Category: Home and Family
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Five Ways to start Spring Early
Every year, the end of February and just about all of March leaves most Michiganders (and I’m sure other northern states as well) feeling like winter will never end and spring is a far-off dream. It adds insult to injury when I see friends in southern states posting photos of flowers blooming, riding bikes in…
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Sebastian’s Story
The pregnancy, journey, and loss of our brave boy. Maybe because this year would have been his golden birthday, or maybe because I have known so many people that have gone through similar situations recently, it’s been put on my heart to share the story about my sweet boy and how God carried us through…
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So We Made it to 2021, Now What…?
Remember that time that everyone was saying things like “I just can’t wait for 2020 to be over!” I’m sure it’s safe to assume that the vast majority of people [*Americans] shared that sentiment. Last year had more than its fair share of trials and tragedies. We all felt the heaviness of an unprecedented world…
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A Family Weekend in Mackinaw
When Annabelle was just one year old we took our first family trip up to Mackinaw. My sister and her one year old met us there and my dad drove down from the Upper Peninsula and the rest is history. Haha, well, kind of. Not only is Mackinaw a central meeting spot for everyone in…
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Are you Enough?
I feel like everywhere I turn lately I’m getting messages from Christian (and otherwise) influencers from one of two camps: 1. You are Enough or 2. You are NOT enough…. The differences in message are a result of two approaches to life/thinking. One feeds to the emotional; what feels good and gives me the warm…
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Why Our Family Does Not Do Halloween: Contemporary Context
First, I would like to let it be known that all of these thoughts and ideas are coming from a Christian world view. It is the guiding force in our parenting and is the major decision maker in our approach to Halloween. Not everyone will share this perspective, but none the less, it is where…
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One Step at a Time
As previously mentioned, I am a planner. Big time. Whether we’re talking about planning a day’s activities, a monthly activity calendar, or my child’s future career, I am always thinking and planning ahead. I am the type of person that frequently gets “Thy will be done” mixed up with “my will be done”. It’s not…
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Adventures in Southern Missouri: Eminence
I am no stranger to southern Missouri. My husband’s family lives there and we have visited at least once a year for as long as we have been together. We have taken little day trips many times on our stays there but this was our first vacation within a trip. Just like in Michigan we…
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Most Important Manners to Teach your Kiddos
I don’t know about you, but I feel like we live in an age in which manners and simple human decency are mostly, but not entirely, lost. I don’t consider myself especially old fashioned, but I do believe that there are many practices that should be revived and taught to our next (and maybe current)…
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A Last Minute Adventure to the Great Wolf Lodge and Other Tips on Travel
I wouldn’t call myself spontaneous by nature. In fact, I have mentioned before, that I happen to love planning. I really love planning. Erik, however; is captain spontaneity. To say that this was the first weekend vacay that we planned and left for in less than 24 hours would be a lie. Between regular family…
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