We recently had our sister, Tera, and her two precious girls (Sadie and Ruby) with us for 10 days ~ which we have concluded is NOT long enough! We crammed in almost every possible activity, making the most of every moment together and had an absolute blast together. Lets get on with the pictures and […]
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God Wants to Make You Rich, Successful, and Keep You Safe
Author: Niki Oh how we love to quote Jeremiah 29:11, “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future”. But as I’ve been studying the book of Jeremiah I am challenged to look as this […]
A Magical Night
A couple of weeks ago we got to take the girls to their first carnival! Our little town of St. Joe hosts the Venetian Festival every year and it supposedly brings in about 200,000 visitors every year (that’s what I read online anyways)… and everything on the internet is true, right? We chose not to […]
Conquering Fears
Well, now that I have you captivated let me warn you that this post is probably NOT what you were expecting 🙂 I’ll be straight with you ~ this post is about 1) me learning to sew 2) Elli going poop in the potty and 3) Nya learning to wipe herself … all of which […]
Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer!
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Some Recent Firsts
August has been jam-packed with fun, family vacationing, and celebrating. And with that has come many first for us and our girls. It’s funny to me how such joyous events can bring that little lump in your throat because it reminds you that time is so short. Kids are growing faster than you want them […]
Super Nya!
Most superheroes have fancy costumes, but some are so cute they don’t need one at all… Today Niki and I were blessed with the presence of our favorite super hero in our house and I just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to take a few photo’s. This is really my first foray into black and […]