Mar 9, 2021 | All, Devotions
Our older boys (11 and 13) love to have snowball fights outside with their Dad. I think they love the opportunity to pummel each other without fear of getting in real trouble. Snowballs only get bigger by adding more snow to them. They don’t get bigger on their...
Mar 8, 2021 | All, Devotions
Our family had the opportunity to go to an outdoor Winterfest at a camp recently. There was ice-skating, ice climbing, snowshoeing, tubing, wagon rides, pony rides and a petting zoo. We had a great time as a family! This was the first time our baby Cohen had spent a...
Mar 5, 2021 | All, Devotions
Momma, I see you. We are almost 1 year into the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. That means…- 1 year of living the quarantine life- 1 year of your children home from school with decreased extra-curricular activities- 1 year of mask wearing, washing,...
Feb 26, 2021 | All, Devotions
Our big boys have developed a beautiful habit—one for which I may not take credit! They express their gratitude to me by saying thank you for making them dinner. I know, so sweet right? What 11 and 13 year old do that? Everyone wants to feel valued and appreciated. We...
Feb 25, 2021 | All, Devotions
John 15:15No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. Proverbs 18:24A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is...
Feb 24, 2021 | All, Devotions
Have you ever heard the phrase, “West Michigan Nice?” The idea behind this phrase is that here in West Michigan we have a culture in which people pleasing and avoiding conflict is a value. West Michigan Nice is a strange cultural loophole around issues where you can’t...
