by Erika VanHaitsma | Sep 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
Due to the new podcast my older sister and I are just starting, I am going to be taking a break from the regular blog. It’s hard to study and keep up with both to be honest. I enjoy writing. But I LOVE speaking. And I don’t want to blog just to blog....
by Erika VanHaitsma | Apr 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of...
by Erika VanHaitsma | Jul 25, 2018 | Sunday Morning Thoughts, Uncategorized
Recently in the news was a story about the death of a young boy (around 11 years old) who was murdered by a gang. Unfortunately death from the hands of a gang is nothing new. What makes this death so horrific is that people stood around and watched and did nothing. I...
by Erika VanHaitsma | Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
(It was not my original intention but I ended up taking off the whole month while my older sister was in town. It was a good and needed break but I apologize for not letting anyone know in advance.) It may sound incredibly cliched but I’ve slowly been realizing...
by Erika VanHaitsma | Oct 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
It’s amazing how perspective changes as you get older. I used to feel invincible, like nothing terrible would ever happen to me or to someone I loved. Life felt pretty comfortable. And then we went through some hard times and painful struggles and those years...
by Erika VanHaitsma | Jun 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
It is a difficult time and place in which we live. Although, truthfully, if you study history there’s never really an easy time and place to live. Each age and season has its difficulties and struggles through which the Church has to carefully walk. So, how is...