Michigan started reopening businesses and lifting restrictions but the stay at home order was extended. Some of our friends in the salon industry still haven’t received guidance on how or when they’ll be able to reopen doors. Among a list of other industries and individuals, restaurants as hurting as well. Our daycare, which has remained…… Continue reading COVID Update: A Journal Entry
Category: faith
Happy Quaran-Easter!
Easter is the one of two holidays we host at our home (the other being Independence Day). That means our day wasn’t as impacted as most. We were still able to make babka and eat Polish sausages with hard-boiled eggs, horseradish, and beets. We still served mimosas for the adults and orange juice for the…… Continue reading Happy Quaran-Easter!
Currently Reading: Bandersnatch
Well, to be truthful, I’ve just finished the book. I had to wait until the very end to write this because it stretched me and I needed to know where it finished. The title alone tells you that this book falls wildly outside of the ordinary. The author manifests a purposefully unconventional approach to Christianity…… Continue reading Currently Reading: Bandersnatch
Snow Camp and Rule Breakers
This past weekend I headed north with 700+ students, my fellow small group leaders (Aren’t we a good-looking bunch?), coaches and church staff to SpringHill Camp for what is lovingly referred to as “Snow Camp” 2018 edition. I usually take a lot of flack around this time of year. Everyone loves reminiscing about my very…… Continue reading Snow Camp and Rule Breakers
Life has been a little hectic lately.
Life has been a little hectic lately. In the last 7 weeks or so, I have worked in inordinate amount of overtime. Do you still call it overtime when you’re a salaried employee? Not just a few late nights here and there or a few early meetings but multiple days’ worth of time. Leading up to our…… Continue reading Life has been a little hectic lately.
New Moms, Blog Posts, Social Media, and the Need to Impress
While preparing to be a first-time mom, I devoured articles and blog posts on childcare, child health, child learning, child do’s and don’ts, parent do’s and don’ts, breast-feeding, pumping at work, etc. I learned some amazing things from what I read but I also read through a lot of personal opinions presented as fact. I…… Continue reading New Moms, Blog Posts, Social Media, and the Need to Impress