Summer is off to a great start here in Michigan! The locals have commented that temps have been cooler than average, but we’re certainly not complaining!These past couple weeks Ty has been focused primarily on completing his first class with Moody Bible Institute ~ The Church and it’s Doctrines. He is enjoying it immensely and […]
Author: Niki
Settling Into The Contiguous United States
As promised we want to update everyone on our first few weeks in Michigan. We’ve been here for a little over 3 weeks now! It has been packed full of fun with a little bit of unpacking and work on the house mixed in 🙂 With fun people to spend time with, a park just […]
Our Final Weeks in Alaska
Hello Blogging Friends! Yes, we know it’s been FAR TOO LONG in between posts! But, with a couple hours to spare I’ve sat down to try and recap the most recent move from Alaska to Michigan. We sold our house to a lovely couple who had wanted the house since August but needed to 1) […]
Journal Entry
From the journal of Niki Schemanski Oh how the spirit is opening my eyes to the rejection and misunderstanding the Lord Jesus suffered while on Earth. It didn’t only come on the night of the cross; it came almost continually throughout his 3 years of His ministry. It came from his disciples, from the Pharisees, […]
2010 Christmas Card
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Me or God?
Every Sunday millions of Christians across the globe make there way into some form of a church building and are presented with the choice to worship “me” or God. We may not see it as such but that’s the truth. There’s no neon signs pointing “this way to worship of yourself” or “this way to […]
5 Days With “Grampa Louie”
Down the beach at Captain Cook Niki’s dad recently came to Alaska and stayed with us for 5 days! So we packed in as much fun, visiting, and site-seeing as we possibly could… and even managed to get a couple naps in there too! Our first day was spent enjoying coffee and cinnamon rolls together […]
My Favorite Painting
I was just laying on the couch enjoying a relaxing moment while Elliana was napping and Nya was finishing her bath with Daddy. I’m a woman and don’t have a “nothing box” (those of you who’ve watched “Laughing Your Way To A Better Marriage” know what I’m talking about), so my mind does not shut […]
The Greatest Day In History
“The greatest day in history, death is beaten, you have rescued me. Shout it out – Jesus is alive!” These are the opening lyrics from one of my latest favorite songs “Happy Day”, and they’re still resounding in my head after leading worship on Easter Sunday. Personally, Easter is my favorite holiday. On Good Friday […]
Old Habits Are Hard To Break
“You see these fingers?… well you won’t be seeing them in my mouth any more!” We recently celebrated a victorious milestone in Nya’s life… no more sucking those two fingers up-side-down! It’s been a tough habit to break, but thanks to some disgusting nail polish she finally conquered it! So after one week of no […]