Holiday Cheer, Tidings of Joy, etc. etc. etc.

You know it’s coming right..   “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!”  Aren’t you excited?!  I mean who doesn’t love hours upon hours of cooking and baking for holiday parties and festive gatherings, and then soaking their hands in dishwater all evening long while cleaning up afterwards? I know every mom is anxious to put […]

It’s “Snowy Time” … or maybe not…

Nya and Elli have always referred to winter as “snowy time”…  there are four seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall, and Snowy Time! While Michigan has been a little confusing in that way for them (and a little disappointing for my snow-loving husband), I AM NOT complaining! I am the outcast of the family in this way. […]

Independence or In Dependence?

 The 4th of July ~ Independence Day  Fireworks, Festivities, and good ol’ Fun! (click here to continue with pics) St. Joe is such a fun little festive town ~  I’m pretty sure the population quadrupled on this particular holiday! Walking down to Silver Beach for an evening of fun in 100-degree temps! … and yes […]

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!  It’s been a joyous week for the Schemanski family, even though Ty is in Alaska and us girls are in Michigan. The joy of the resurrection fills our hearts with gladness and praise no matter where we are, but we do look forward to being together in a couple weeks! In the mean […]

It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year!

by: Niki … ok, I have to confess I’d be lying if I actually said that Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year … I do enjoy hearing the song every year at Christmas but I’m always a little bit like “hmmm… if this is the most wonderful time of the year then […]

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, […]

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 […]

All The Marks of a GREAT Summer

It’s only the beginning of July and we’ve already experienced days upon days of beautiful and unusually warm weather for us Alaskans! So this blog post will be short on words because, well… a picture is worth a 1000 words, as the saying goes… Elli eating on our front patio Sadie & Nya in their […]

Christmas Parties 2008

As I alluded to in my Christmas 2008 post, here is the official Christmas party entry.  The first party that we made it to was on Christmas eve at Dave and Susie Knudsen’s house.  Long time family friends / neighbors and also the parents of my sisters brother-in-law.  (Not to mention that they’re also the in-laws of Niki’s former room […]