Time with Family in Michigan | Road Trip Around the Thumb | August 2023 When we arrived in Michigan, we thought we had the next month planned out. We were going to stay with Curtis’ parents through the weekend, then move on to Curtis’ next assignment in Illinois. As it turned out, God had different…
Visiting Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site | Last Day of Vacation | A Week in Iowa | January 2023 Curtis: Since visiting mounds along the Natchez Trace last year, we’ve been slowly learning more about the pre-historic cultures of the Eastern United States and visiting more and more mounds, piecing together the academic history with…
December 2022 | Christmas in Iowa and Michigan When Curtis accepted his new job, we knew that he would have to go to Wilmington three times for training — two weeks in November, three in December, and one in January. At first we thought we’d drive down for the November and December trainings and Curtis…
Seeing the Covered Bridges in Madison County | Visiting Family in Iowa | August 2022 This summer has been much less eventful compared to summer 2021. We’ve stayed close to home, visited a few local attractions we hadn’t seen yet, and mostly focused on preparing for the future. But for the first weekend of August,…
As I mentioned in a previous post, this spring my family celebrated both the graduation of my youngest sister, and my mom’s retirement from homeschooling. Curtis, Charlotte and I happily made the trip over to our hometown for two different weekends to be present for the graduation ceremony and my sister’s grad party. Besides being…
This year marks the end of an era in my family: My youngest sister is graduating from high school, which means that my mom is retiring from homeschooling after over 25 years. Today I want to reflect on and appreciate this huge accomplishment, and the hard work and sacrifices she made to give my siblings…