If you fail to plan then you’ll…

…buy and sell houses! Oh… what? That’s not how the saying goes? 🙂 Okay fine… I think it goes something like this: Failing to plan is planning to fail. -Alan Lakein Yes, I suppose that does have a bit more wisdom tucked in it.However. In my own life I have observed an obvious progression that […]

There’s No Place Like Home

The girls reading up on evacuation plans in case of an emergency landing 🙂  This past April we got to go “home” to Alaska for 7 weeks! Ty had the privilege of working turnaround at Tesoro doing his exact same job that he left over a year ago. Though the days were long he thoroughly […]

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) […]

Poetical Prayers

At your feet I humbly bow.Take this heart and heal it now.In Your strength I am complete.Your grace is shown when I am weak. Holy Spirit wash over me.Empower me in time of need.Cause my faith to be renewed.Above all else to treasure you. The joy in Christ you grant so free,does not lack, or […]

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, […]

God’s Son On Earth

God’s son on earth, Born an ignoble birth,Wrapped in swaddling clothes, Ten fingers, ten toes.The true Son of Man, For whom God had great plans,Through His blood alone, Would man’s sin be attoned. It was this babe, so perfectly formed, That felt the full weight, of God’s wrath and His scorn.For you and for I, […]

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 […]

Schemanski, What’s In A Name?

Shemanski? Szymanski? Schemanski? So this summer I was talking with JaJa (polish for grandpa) and I asked him the story behind the spelling of our last name. His demeanor suddenly changed and I started to wonder if it had been a good idea to even ask that question. It didn’t take long for me 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 […]