I went on a mission trip to Poland this year and it was very hard work, but God just showed his power the whole time! AWESOME!

I have strugled through a relationship for the past five years and I have felt God’s comfort in my lowest moments. After a weekend surrounded by music and Christians I went to church to have a guest speaker ask who God was to me. Of course I thought savior, redeemer, father, etc. Later that day, feeling lonely due to having no boyfriend to turn to I had this calming and excitement to get lost in God and his presence. It was then that I realized who God is to me, my best friend. He truly redeems us, the ONE and only one we can trust in, and will never leave us. God is EXACTLY who you need him to be in your time of need!

God has always taken care of our family of 6. The beginning of 2007 was a rocky one for our family…My husband’s lower back left him dependent on me and our 4 kids to get dressed, get around…Our van broke down-so much so that we had to buy a new one…I had 2 surgeries (minor ones) during April and May- closed a 10 year self-employed business to decide to stay home with my ever-so-fast-growing kids and recover…and much more. God was with us each step of the way. We always have God’s music on—in our cars, in the house. Our family attends SonShine Festival in Willmar, MN every year (for the past 17 years) and would love to attend Higher Ground as a family. Our kids are 14, 9, 6, and 3 and LOVE Christian Music and GOD! Our new family motto is “Don’t worry about tomorrow (about this and that)…God IS ALREADY THERE!” We strive to remind ourselves and our kids how blessed we are through Christ. He has put us on higher ground. No matter what comes our way—the latest is a $850 bill at the kids’ dentist—God is there to pick us up and lift us to higher ground! Thank you KFNW for the great music and constant encouragement to be better Christians.

We had a great time at Family Jam in Detroit Lakes on Sunday, July 8.  Check out the pics below! To get a description, hover your mouse over a pic.

Paul Schneider of north Fargo was our Life 97.9 / Fargo Marathon bike winner. People registered for the bike at the Fargo Marathon. Congratulations, Paul!

Pictured above: Lori Miller, Phil Kvamme, marathon bike winner Paul Schneider, LeAnn Franklin and Laurie Lind

Check out the rest of our pics from the Fargo Marathon, show below.