I am writing this post on behalf of my Pake and Oma, Andy and Maria Schaap.  When I saw the link to the blog on facebook, I knew that my Oma and Pake would love to share some of their fond memories about the times they spent with their dear friend.

Kayla  Schaap

First off, our condolences to you and your family from the entire Schaap clan.  We have had lots of good times together with our families throughout all these years.  My kids still remember our many trips to the lake and river.  One of our most memorable trips was to Katherine’s Landing in Arizona.  We all loved to water ski and we would take out the entire family, usually behind Gerrit’s boat.  We would have five different people water skiing all at once behind his boat!  Andy William remembers him and Gerrit floating out on the water, on an inner tube and flying a kite.  Another fun venture we took our families on was out to Tulloch Lake.  Every morning, Gerrit would lead us in prayer and we would sing praises and devotions to our Lord.  Gerrit had such a beautiful voice and he always had a smile on his face.

Andy and Maria Schaap