The road sign said 25 mph. The odometer read 40. We know where this story is headed. Although, I want to give fair warning that I don't condone the behavior of the participant. Hi, I'm Jamie and I'm a liar. No sooner had I passed the sign than those pesky red and blue lights were behind me, siren blaring. Sweat beads began to form on my upper lip as I veered the car into a parking lot and panicked. As the officer approached the window and asked for license and registration,

My husband Joe and I will be married 20 years in October. Two young kids then, have become two middle aged parents raising teenagers and when I said "I do" 20 years ago, this was the dream that was in my heart. My family is my greatest joy, they keep me humble, and stepping into life with teenagers is quite the journey. Our story didn't start out easy. About three years into our marriage, we decided we wanted to start a family. Surprise to us- I wasn't pregnant long after. An

You know those personality quizzes, the ones that help you understand your strengths, love languages, enneagram number or better yet, your spiritual gifts? These tests fascinate me even though sometimes the results are hard to swallow. Just recently I took a spiritual gifts assessment. I have taken them before but this test was different. Each category gave you a score. Not just your top three, an actual number ranking your gifting. Staring down at the page in front of me

I'd like to introduce you to Abed Hishmeh. Abed came from Ramallah, Jordan when he was a young adult. It was here in the states that he met Marie. Abed married Marie and the two of them had 2 children, Libby and Jim. Jim was my grandfather. At the age of 45 Abed died from liver cancer leaving behind his wife and their two children ages 7 & 9. Marie and her two children lived next door to Edith Tapper. It was after Abed died that Edit Tapper brought dinner to Marie and her sm

Summer is the season to spend quality time outdoors. For those of you not familiar with Wisconsin weather, summer is the time for all that was dormant to come alive! Birds chirping in the background, kids laughter while playing outside and my favorite, the sun shining in on a summer morning. It is during the summer that I am able to fully appreciate nature and look with awe upon all that God has created. Do we realize how BIG God truly is? Who our God is, is evident in the

This week, I watched our daughter walk down the school halls for the last time. The school she has attended for 10 years. Eighth grade...

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There is a beautiful span of aspen trees in Utah that spread over 106 acres called Pando. They are over 130 years old. In 2006 it was...