Hello there! It has been a while! Yes, I have been pretty busy guarding our new home. It’s a full-time job you know. When people go on to our property I make sure they know that I am the one who is in charge here. The big black dog! I just pretend that I am going after […]
Another Year Come and Gone Christmas already? Do you, like me, have the sense that our years are flying by more quickly than ever? I think it has to do with many factors, one of which is the hurried, if not hectic time and place we live in. Sometimes, it is good to slow down and reflect […]
Googling the word milestone will get you a quick definition of the word. Physically it is defined as a marker found along the roadside which gives the distance either from or to a given point. However, it is also often used in a more figurative sense, as conveying an important event in one’s life, in history, even […]
Don’t you think it’s exciting to receive a card by “snail mail”? You know, with the “actual” mailman who comes by the house and drops it in the “actual” mailbox? Remember? That metal box that now only gets filled with some bills and ads? Don’t get me wrong; I do like the convenience of an e-card, (sometimes)…but […]
In the Beginning God… That’s it! That’s the most important truth you need to know. God has always existed. From the beginning till the end He was, and is, and will be. He is eternal. “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.” (Revelation 22:13) In the […]
Goodbye 2016 As we look back at 2016, our hearts are filled with thankfulness to our Lord and Savior. He is the One who, through His Word, made us grow closer to Him. He sustained us, provided for all our needs and more, helped us get the business started, and to top it off, blessed us with […]
From very early on in life, my parents taught me that Christmas is not about the gifts. As a matter of fact, we didn’t always do gifts for Christmas. Christmas is a time for reflecting on Jesus’ birth, death, and resurrection. This ‘sweet, little baby in a manger’ was God incarnate. He, God’s only Son, came to […]
God’s Grace Many decades ago God, in His mercy, rescued me from darkness into His light. For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. (Ephesians 2:8-9) Road trips with my beloved About once […]
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 […]
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 […]