Author: Sarah Rexford   Easter is coming up and with it the joy and celebration this holiday brings. Last week we celebrated Palm Sunday. Good Friday is a day of remembering the sacrifice Jesus gave on the cross. Sunday is the celebration of what the sacrifice brought – hope and salvation. As followers of Jesus Christ living after this sacrifice, we were not present at the time of Jesus’ death. We did not see the pain and suffering. We get to live after the sacrifice, after the period when

Author: Sarah Rexford   Without a doubt, keeping up our hygiene is something many of us take for granted. We may not even remember brushing our teeth this morning or washing our hands because it is such a habit. When it comes to hygiene, keeping up good habits is vital. Who wants to shake hands with someone sick and not wash after? Maintaining personal hygiene helps keep the spread of germs minimal and makes the world a happier, healthier place. But when disaster strikes and homes are washe

Author: Sarah Rexford For those of us living the in the Michigan/West Michigan area, disaster to us might look more like a pile of snow we hope would pass us by. After all, in March we’re on the lookout for spring, right? Still, the lake effect really impacts our lives when it comes to weather. As far as we’re concerned, one of our biggest concerns of “disaster” is simply the lake effect. Earthquakes…tsunamis…we don’t really have to worry about these touching our Michigan lives. But some people