When you hear the word “undaunted” then what images flood your mind? What key words do you associate with the word “undaunted”? Oxford Dictionary defines “undaunted” as: “not intimidated or discouraged by difficulty, danger, or disappointment.” I think the main thought that came to mind for me was someone who was undaunted was someone who…
Several weeks ago, my parents arrived for a visit. I was so excited to have them back at our home again as it had been about 6 months since they had been there. When they arrived, my hometown girls basketball team was doing great in the tournaments in North Dakota. I have loved going to…
Before I begin, please accept my apology regarding last week’s email send out. Something happened with the site and if you opened an email from the blog on this past Monday, then it did not have a way to click on the link. If you have not read it, then you can go to the…
We live in a hurting world. It hurts my heart that so many people are in deep pain. In the past several weeks, I have had precious people in my life grieving and in so much pain due to the death of their loved ones. There are so many people in need of love and…
From the time that my children were little, it has been important to me that they grew up to be grateful people, and people who used their words to build others up and to encourage others. When they were growing up and if someone said something unkind, then I would have whichever child that said…
I had the privilege to sit down with Haley and write as she spoke to me about her life. The following blog is written from our time together. Haley’s story… Haley was born to Kathy and John David in 1995. When Haley was born, Haley’s parents owned a farm with her dad’s dad and her…
The girls and I were excited to have the weekend with Kirk’s family this past weekend. The family now has an annual family reunion where we usually have the opportunity to spend time with the whole family. Kirk’s mom had 11 children which included 8 boys and 3 girls. Through the years, many children have…
June 30th… the day MiKayla and I had been waiting for!! MiKayla and I were scheduled to pick up Kylee from her bus between 2-3 am from her return from Africa. The drive to the bus was approximately 2 ½ hours, and MiKayla said that she would drive that first leg of the trip. We…
My story from The Christian Women’s Conference in San Antonio,Texas.Summer 2016 #noexcusesnoregrets #ourjourneycontinues
Our family tradition of 18th birthday trips began with my son PK. It was the spring of PK’s junior year in high school. PK’s high school basketball team was doing very well and ended up finishing in the final four in the state. At one of his basketball tournaments leading up to this, my boy…
