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Birthday Celebration Ideas for Women: How to Gather Well
Two of my sisters had birthday celebrations this month. I had the gift of getting to celebrate them in person…Parenting Adult Children: When to Speak Up and When to Let Go
I often wonder why no one told me about how it feels to have adult children. I mean, how did…My Brother’s 3-Day Renewal Retreat in the Swiss Alps
I’ve talked about my brother Tal a bunch on this blog. He is 6’9″, lives in Switzerland with his incredible…Easy Protein Bowls: Our Favorite Quick and Healthy Dinner
Meals are different when we have just the two of us at home. Oh there are so many moving parts…
categories
Parenting
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What Japanese World Cup Fans Taught Me About Raising Kids Who Pitch In
I’ve been thinking about teaching kids to pitch in, building unity and hard work lately. Especially in light of this…
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Summer Goals for Kids (With a Plan That Actually Works)
Each summer as soon as the last school bell rings freeing us into summer, we sit down together and write out summer goals…with a plan.
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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…
motherhood
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Parenting Adult Children: When to Speak Up and When to Let Go
I often wonder why no one told me about how it feels to have adult children. I mean, how did…
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Lucy Takes on BYU Summer School: A Mother’s Heart in the Middle of It All
You know when little ideas create a spark of possibility in your mind? And then it takes root and you…
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A Short Summer Stint With Lucy at Home
Let’s take a minute to talk about the short time we got to have Lucy home this summer. The “three…
faith
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The Beauty of Daily Ritual: Why What You Feed Each Day Matters
Last month I listened to this podcast that really resonated with me. Part of it was about a Divine Mother…
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Broken Hearts, Messy Lives, and the Beauty of Moral Agency
A few weeks ago I was asked to teach our fifth-Sunday lesson on the constitution at church. It caught me…
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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…
recipes
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Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread – You’d Never Know It’s GF
I’ve been making this pumpkin bread on repeat. Because I don’t believe there’s ever a bad time for pumpkin bread,…
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Easy Baked Brie with Sweet Pepper Jelly
You guys. My friend made us some baked brie with sweet pepper jelly a month or so ago and I…
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Kristi’s Flat Bread with Hot Honey and Ricotta
Ok. I have a very delicious recipe to share. It has been on repeat for us ever since my sister-in-law…
travel
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How Lucy Saw Greece and Egypt Her Own Way – Traveling with a White Cane
I have to take a minute to record how Lucy navigated our family trip to Greece, Cairo and Luxor, Egypt…
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Egypt with Family: Hot Air Balloons, Valley of the Kings, and Royal Mummies
This is part two of our Egypt trip. Read part one here. Just a fair warning, there are a LOT…
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Egypt with Family: The Wonder of the Pyramids, Memphis, and Giza
Back in May we went to Egypt. I have waited for a while to record all this because I honestly…
books
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Four of the Best Parenting Books
A while back Abby asked me what my favorite parenting books were. I searched the blog to find my list…
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Some Summer Book Recommendations for You
Somehow amidst all the graduation hoopla the last couple months I listened to so many books. Book club stuff, books…
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What I Learned from The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
I learned so much about parenting when I read The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. Yow! It has left…
holidays
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Easter With Grown Kids and Grandbabies
Easter looks a little different these days—with our kids grown and celebrating in different places—but somehow, this holiday still holds…
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Easter Traditions That Hold Us Together (Even as Kids Grow Up)
Every year as Easter approaches I find myself asking the same question:How do we make this holiday feel as meaningful…
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Christmas Day, and the end of 2025
Ok, moving along to wrap December up… Christmas day came and went. Phew, it was a LOT. But I’m such…
gift ideas
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Top Gifts for Men in Their 20s and 30s
Happy holidays everyone! It’s Abby here and I hope your Thanksgiving was lovely. Now on to Christmas! Elle and I…
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Pothier Gals Gift Guide 2025
Ok you guys, as promised, here’s the gift guide my girls have put together for this holiday season. I just…
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Best Gifts for Baby and Toddler Girls – Abby’s Top Picks
Ok you guys, let’s get going on gift ideas! We have a few gift guides coming because BLACK FRIDAY DEALS…
marriage
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Anniversary #31: How Marriage Can Be Uphill with Beautiful Vistas
On June 23rd (two days ago) it was our 31st wedding anniversary. I love anniversaries as a way to take…
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A Wedding on a Red Rock Mountain – Happy 6th Anniversary!
Today is a six year red rock wedding anniversary for two of my favorites. You see, six years ago, on…
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Two Weddings in Two Days
There is just something so very special about people finding each other, and binding themselves together. I mentioned my missionary…
home
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The Power of Sentimental Art: Meaningful Home Decor Ideas
Last year I had a designer friend help me do a little spruce-up of our home. Some day I’ll post…
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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…
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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…
