During Labor Day weekend, our church hosts a missionary conference. This year, we had missionaries from Zambia, Mexico, and Ukraine sharing the work they are doing in these countries as well as giving encouraging and challenging ministry. It’s a busy, but very enjoyable weekend. A lot of people come from all over to attend the Read More
Labor Day Weekend
Back To School
No matter how hard we tried to avoid it, the 2024/25 school year snuck up on us. Tessa was the only kid ready to go back to school. Grace’s smile is a bit forced- all she could think about was opening her locker with the dreaded combination lock. I love that we have intake conferences Read More
Last Bits of Summer
Instead of facing the reality that summer vacation was coming to an end, we just continued squeezing out every ounce of summer fun that we could. Reality could wait a few more days. Some friends came out from Michigan and they all attended a youth Bible weekend together. And the rest of us enjoyed a Read More
Trip #5
Trip #5 was Claire’s 16th birthday celebration. Several years ago I asked her if she would rather have a party or travel somewhere for her sweet 16, and she immediately responded “travel”. One place we absolutely loved was Universal Studios. The last time we went she and Max had only read the first 4 books, Read More





