One of Ann’s and my favorite dates is to go to the annual Banff Mountain Film Festival. We literally have not missed one since we started dating. The Banff Festival is packed with the latest outdoor adventure documentaries, which to us is like the Super Bowl. It was after watching Karina Hollekim’s base jumping story […]
If you’ve ever spent a few hours with Joe and I, you’d realize how different we are. Our similarities are what initially attracted us to each other, but I attribute the success of our dating relationship, and now to our marriage, to our understanding of each other’s differences. Some Differences I love to organize things. […]
I have spent my entire adult life in ministry. Literally years at Bible college and years of going to church and never had I heard anyone try and unpack the personality of Jesus. Yes, I have learned a lot about Jesus. Yes, I have heard all the stories. I’ve read them hundreds of times. Yes, […]
I love my two cats, George and Harry, and how my love for animals has grown since my family adopted them. I love the changing of the seasons, especially when fall fades into winter and I wake up to the first snowfall of the year. I love making jewelry. Earrings are my favorite! I love just […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aSYbMc1D2Q&feature=related I just got my socks blown off…by a film. My brother had been telling me about Courageous for a couple weeks and I finally caved in took Ann on a date to the film. I was not expecting something this good! Courageous is a film that powerfully articulates the power that a father has […]
King David once wrote, “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the skies are the work of His hands.” I imagine him penning that under a big sky early in his life, while he was out on the range. David wrote it into a song that later got compiled into the book of the […]
One of Joe’s and my best friends, Bryan Citrin, told me a few weeks ago, “Ann, I appreciate how our friendship is free from all geographical constraints.” It sounded casual at the time, but it’ actually a very deep idea. Joe and Bryan happened to cross paths while Joe was on his first Live Offensively […]
I looked up the the term “bachelor party” last night and I was surprised to discover that the whole idea originated in 5th century Greece. It was the tradition of Spartan soldiers to speak words of strength and affirmation into their fellow comrade the night before his wedding. Powerful dangerous older men initiated the younger […]
One of my mentors once told me a simple life principle that has really stuck with me. He said, “Joe, either you pay now or you pay later.” This is so true with finances. I mean, we all know somebody who bought a whole pile of doodads, an oversized house, or inflated college education on […]
Published: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 Perkasie News Herald By Bob Keeler Staff Writer The first time Ann Habicht jumped out of an airplane was in 2007. That tandem jump, strapped to an experienced parachutist, led to an urge to do more skydiving – and, ultimately, is bringing about one of the biggest leaps in life. […]
Meet our friends Nate and Tessa (yes, she has pink hair)! These two rock stars have dedicated their lives to bringing Christ to some of the darkest corners of the music scene. Their band is called Destroy Nate Allen and they criss-cross the country blasting atheistic punk rockers with Christ’s deep and profound love and […]
Last weekend my mother, bridesmaids, and some close friends threw me a bridal shower to help me prepare for married life. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect since I had only been to one shower before, but I knew that it would be amazing nonetheless. I helped out with a few of the food […]
Joe and I just got done having a spectacular hike around Sylvan Lake. It was so good to visit the spot in which we will soon be married. It’s all very exciting to think that the next time we will be there will be at the rehearsal before our wedding. Walking around the lake is […]
Here is a short list of some of the things that I love about Ann. I love her love for animals. I love her perfectionist attitude about things. I love how her spirit is always up for an adventure. I love her love for wilderness. I love how sensitive she is. I love how kind […]
“Good is the enemy of the great,” says Jim Collins in his best seller Good to Great. He goes on to explain, “We don’t have great schools, principally because we have good schools. We don’t have great government, principally because we have good government. Few people attain great lives, in large part because it is […]
