Our Job is to Make our Kids Lives Better, Not Easier
Now that Dave and I are empty nesters, it’s a strange thing looking back from this vantage point. I find myself asking: did we do enough? Not enough activities or…
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The Night After High School Graduation: When the Letting Go Really Begins
It’s graduation season, and emotions after a child’s high school graduation have always been tricky for me! Makes me think of this post outlining those emotions when Elle graduated. I’ve…
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A Kids’ Chore System That Actually Works (Saturday Jobs Made Simple)
A while back we revamped our Saturday jobs. We created job lists that outline every detail of the work to be done. These lists have worked a little magic into our lives. They have created Saturday jobs that work!
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Celebrating Grace’s UVU Graduation
Two weeks ago Grace officially graduated from Utah Valley University with a degree in communications. Her college graduation celebration was unconventional because not a single one of us was there…
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What the Fires of Motherhood Teach Us
(Originally written in 2011 and updated in honor of Mother’s Day after some new reflections in Egypt.) Taking a recent ride in a hot air balloon got me thinking about…
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The Resilience of Motherhood and the Pietà
I’m catching the last hours of Mother’s Day in the States to share an experience I had on Mother’s Day at the Vatican this year, hours ahead of the states….
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A Weekend of Family, Transitions, and Celebration in Utah
This family weekend in Utah was full of endings and beginnings—from moving Lucy out of her first year of college, soaking up grandbaby time, and celebrating a wedding. And all…
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Packing Up a First Year of College: Moving Lucy Out of Her Dorm
The day we moved Lucy out of her first college dorm after her first year of college is her story to tell. I’m sure she’ll write about it in her…
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Why Expectations in Relationships Make Them Stronger
We live in a world that is increasingly drawn to easy relationships. No conflict, no expectations, no humbling moments where we have to apologize or change. Just smooth, frictionless connection….
