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A Life Well Lived: Lessons My Grandma Taught Me
”But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so,...
View ArticleFull Wedding Ceremony Video
In honor of our 5th wedding anniversary today, we wanted to share our full wedding ceremony video (courtesy of our wonderful film crew friends who did an amazing job capturing our special day)! This...
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Video Tour of Our New Home
Everyone has been asking to get a tour of our new home and I’ve been delaying only because I’d hoped to have everything decorated before making this post. But in all reality, and keeping with...
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Spring 2019 Pictures and Videos
We are finally catching up on sharing pictures and videos in this big post from the remaining spring months (April-June) and plan to follow up with a summer post before too long. With our move,...
View ArticleHot Love: How to Love Your Wife Like You Mean It
Alrighty, so recently Jill wrote a post on here about how wives can love their husbands, and it was apparently a really big hit. She also told me that she received a lot of feedback that the ladies...
View ArticleButterscotch Brownies
These are my mom’s favorite brownies, and one of her favorite desserts! Our friends, the Querys, make these and they became one of our favorite sweet treats. Makes one 9×13″ pan 2 cups sucanat...
View ArticleParmesan Spinach Mushroom Quiche
I’ve always loved quiche, but I don’t think I’d actually made my own from scratch (crust and all) until the other day! I found several recipes online, then used my favorite flakey pie crust recipe and...
View ArticlePersonal Devotions
By Jill Do you regularly set aside time to read your Bible and pray? It can be hard to do when it seems like life is so busy sometimes that we barely have time to shower and eat. Several years ago, I...
View ArticleLemon Pepper Baked Chicken
My sister, Jinger, makes a yummy baked chicken that inspired this version of baked chicken that has become one of our favorites! Using chicken with the bone (vs. boneless) and basting with soy sauce...
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Summer Adventures Recap
Summer was crazy and fall hasn’t let us slow down much. We are finally getting around to sharing the summer pictures and videos post we’d hoped to share long ago! Enjoy! After Derick finished his...
View ArticleMinestrone Soup
When it was sleeting and snowing last night and dropping from 70 degree weather the day before to 12 degrees the next day, that called for some of this soup to warm our bellies! I made varieties of...
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6 Years Ago Today…
By Jill 6 years ago today I was halfway across the world in Nepal when our love story officially began!! Derick and I had been talking over Skype and texting since August 2013, but hadn’t officially...
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First Thanksgiving In Our New Home
We had a great time celebrating Thanksgiving with some friends in our new, cozy little home. The boys were so excited and, this week, Israel kept asking us how many days were left until Thanksgiving....
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Getting Ready For Christmas 2019
We were so excited to finally put up our Christmas decorations for the first time in our new home! Here are some pictures and a video from over the weekend. When do you put up your decor? What are...
View ArticleBBQ Lentils
Our good friends, the Querys, made these lentils all the time for the church potluck and they are so yummy. They have a soft barbecue flavor to them which makes them delicious! They aren’t spicy...
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I Got My Hair Chopped Off
So…I usually get my hair trimmed twice a year and it was getting to be that time of year. I wanted to get a little more cut off than I did last time and wanted to get it done soon because it was...
View ArticleEasy Fettuccine Alfredo
A friend of my family passed this recipe on to us years ago. We’ve tweaked it a bit, but it’s pretty much stayed the same over the years and is a great one to whip up when hosting guests for an...
View ArticleIsrael’s Kindergarten Registration
This week we went and got Israel registered for kindergarten. It’s hard to believe he will be five this year! We have already been homeschooling him some, but decided it would be fun to let him go to...
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Derick’s Birthday Celebrations
We had a fun weekend celebrating Derick’s 31st birthday. We went swimming with “Mima” (Derick’s mom) and Dan & Deena (his brother and his family), then went to a local park for a picnic. A couple...
View ArticleThe Coronavirus: Our New Normal
…”and the Lord will be with you.” -2 Chron. 20:17 I’m sure your community feels a lot like ours right now as the tension and uncertainties linger while the coronavirus pandemic continues. Ironically,...
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