My interest in woodworking started when I was a teenager. I had seen how my grandpa and my uncle either restored or fixed furniture and sometimes made their own pieces. It made me want to start learning to do woodworking myself. When I was 16, I took a wood carving class which got me even more interested. […]
I have often wondered, while seeing the available and ‘hot off the press’ greeting cards at the local store, “why overcharge for such a simple piece of paper?” Yes, it is quick and easy to get a card that is mass produced and readily available, but generally it is hard to find just the right color, specific […]
Dictionary Term The earliest use of the word inspiration in the English language dates back to the 14th century and it had a distinct theological meaning, referring to “a divine influence upon a person, from a divine entity.” Since the 16th century, the word inspiration has also been used in the sense of “drawing the air into […]
On May 22, 1956, two teenagers started work for the same boss at the local newspaper in the same department. One had responded to an employment ad, the other was an invite from the boss for a summer job. That was the beginning of the friendship which eventually (6 years later) resulted in marriage. In that six-year […]
Biography My name is Elisabeth, the daughter, let me tell you a bit about myself. I was born and raised in the Netherlands till I was 10 years of age, we then moved to the United States. Though I have many fond memories of our time in Holland, the USA is my home. The Lord blessed my […]
I have always been told that, when telling a story, the best place to start is at the beginning. So that’s exactly what I’m going to do, take you back to the very beginning… “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1). Okay a little too far back, fast forward several thousand years […]
Where to begin? Let us start at the beginning. I was born and raised in Holland and as a little boy I was always interested in fixing and building things. I remember helping my parents strip wallpaper, seven layers thick, off of walls. Painting is something I always enjoyed as well as building model planes, cars, and […]
Growing up in the Netherlands, my mom, being a Proverbs 31 woman, encouraged my sister and me to be productive. My Dad, a God fearing and hardworking man, taught my two brothers to do the same. After we came home from school we first did our homework, had dinner with the family, and did our chores. The […]
As we start out on a new family venture I will tell a little bit about myself… The Early Years Through the years, I have had the opportunity and blessing to gain knowledge and work for people in many different fields. I have been interested in aviation from my earliest youth. I started by going to […]
Welcome to our Family Business! Website: ✔ Facebook: ✔ Instagram: ✔ I never thought we would get this far. Our family loves brainstorming ideas and we’ve come up with many business ideas, started the business, but it never carried through. I think we have finally found a business that allows each of us to work on what […]