Last month we returned to the house on Lake Michigan for a long weekend vacation that we were at in 2011. Of course, we had to recreate the picture on the front porch stairs: In September 2011 …and back
Haiti (again?)
Yes, again. Seriously, you can’t keep me away from there 🙂 I went for my third time a month ago and regret nothing (meaning one of my classes suffered because of it). I have been eager to return to Haiti
Haiti Part 3: Prenatal Class (and my first motorcycle ride!)
I have been so behind on posting about my first mission trip to Haiti in June 2015! Between balancing work and college (which is a post for another time…), I’ve been pretty busy! So I am trying to work a
Haiti (part 2) Traveling and the Medical Clinic
—–To read part one, click HERE.—— June 14th the 7 of us left at 5am for Chicago O’Hare Airport!!!!! All of our checked bags were supplies for the trip and our carry-ons had our personal stuff. Somehow, although
Haiti: part 1
I. LOVE. Haiti!! Looking back, I can’t even remember when it started, but that was a long time ago, so we’ll just leave it at that. Haiti has always (as long as I can remember) had a special place in
Washington D.C. part 3
{Click here for part one} {Click here for part two} August 3rd, Day 4. We spent the morning at Arlington Cemetery. We got to ride one of the trolleys. YAY!!! We remember when we came here in 2010 and we
Washington D.C. part 2
{Click here for part one} Day 3, August 2–Up to this point in the trip we were having an incredible time, but today was going to be so exciting because we were going to see a lot of the
Washington D.C. Part 1
Earlier this year (February-ish) Cassia kept talking about how she wanted to do something big for her 21st birthday. Like skydiving. She asked me, “If I do something, will you do it with me?” My response? Of course! We do
Summer Update #1: Friends & Fun
During the end of June we had some wonderful visitors…the Forsters from Wisconsin! Karen had bought a skirt from our Etsy shop a few years ago, and she and Leah wrote back and forth for a while. They had
A Summer Summary
Summer has flown by and we have SO many things we want to catch up on and show you on the blog 😀 Blog posts are coming…some sooner than others, and not all in order, but here’s a summary.