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Talking about “Soft Hearts” on the We Believe App Today
Each Year We Gather for the Gilbert Turkey Trot…
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Parenting
How to Organize your Fridge when you have Low Vision
Want to know how to organize your fridge when you have low vision? Just grab some green masking tape and…
How to Build Relationships by Setting Boundaries
Sometimes as parents we think we need to give up boundaries in order to build relationships with our kids. But…
Happy Father’s Day — I love David.
As Dave and I drove Lucy to the airport to head off on her grand summer adventure I mentioned that…
motherhood
A Halloween Challenge to “Memorize the Moment”
If you are on my email list this “Halloween Challenge” post will be familiar. You see, I sent out this…
how to get children to WANT to behave
This is a question so many parents ask themselves: how in heaven’s name can I get my children to behave?…
The Elongated Arms of Motherhood — Happy mother’s Day
Last summer I found a new favorite painting. I mentioned it before, but have never come back to write about…
faith
Talking about “Soft Hearts” on the We Believe App Today
I got to share the “scripture of the day” on the We Believe App today. Man, have I mentioned how…
Joint Faith Initiative to “Light the World”
This year I was invited to attend the “Light the World” Giving Machine ribbon cutting ceremony. What is that, you…
How to Make a Jesus-Themed Christmas Tree out of Paper
In the midst of Thanksgiving hoopla we have sure been missing Claire. I worked my tail off to send off…
recipes
“Healthy” Date Bars
Ok so we had this “health night” over at my friend’s house for Relief Society a while back. Since my…
Tonia’s Oatmeal Banana Muffins
I’d like to introduce you to Tonia’s oatmeal banana muffins. Because when you find a good thing you want to…
The BEST Salted chocolate chip cookies
I know, I keep finding new recipes that are the BEST chocolate chip cookies. The truth is, there are just…
travel
The Best Things to See on an Alaskan Cruise
Ok, so I explained the background of the whole Alaskan cruise to celebrate my in-laws 60th wedding anniversary yesterday, but…
A Visit to Elle & Carson’s magical land of Palo Alto
While Dave was in China last week, Lu and I took the opportunity to take a weekend to go visit…
The Maid of the Mist and other Niagara Falls Beauty
When you map out a road trip to Palmyra, you notice that Niagara Falls is close-by. And if you have…
books
My Favorite books “with Pages” I Read This Year
Sometimes my hopes get foiled. Life gets in the way as I try to figure out what is good, better…
Awe in a Grove of Redwood Trees
I have so much I want to say about two things: 1) A book called The Anxious Generation that we…
A Little Book Report on Some Good Books
Oh man you guys, I have to apologize to anyone signed up for my newsletters because my sister let me…
holidays
Each Year We Gather for the Gilbert Turkey Trot…
…and it gets bigger and more complicated. And also more fun. With more money raised for our two charities. Yow….
A Halloween Challenge to “Memorize the Moment”
If you are on my email list this “Halloween Challenge” post will be familiar. You see, I sent out this…
Feeling Patriotic at the MCO New England TOur
Lucy begged her way into having us join MCO (her choir) for the New England Tour this summer. And boy,…
gift ideas
How to Make a Jesus-Themed Christmas Tree out of Paper
In the midst of Thanksgiving hoopla we have sure been missing Claire. I worked my tail off to send off…
Annual Pothier Gals Holiday Gift Guide
The girls decided to do another holiday gift guide this year. And there are some pretty great ideas on this…
Murph’s Gift Guide – Toddler Gift Ideas from Abby
With Black Friday here around the corner my girls wanted to share their annual gift guides. The new one from…
marriage
How to Celebrate a 60th Anniversary — an Alaskan Cruise
Last month we had a pretty grand opportunity as we learned how to celebrate a 60th anniversary in style…on an…
A New Key to create Better Communication
Our communication matters! It is what relationships are all about. I recently learned a new key to create better communication
How do you put your husband first? — Valentine’s edition
This question has been asked over and over in a variety of different ways over the years on this blog:…
home
Power in a Family Work Project
The stucco on our house was in desperate need of repair and a paint job. In order to get to…
how to decorate with pictures
Let’s talk about how to decorate with pictures…at least how I do it! How many thousands of pictures do we…
changes for Claire too
So, Claire’s room got a little “spruce-up” along with Lucy’s. Claire is it’s third occupant…went from Elle’s room where we…
