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Parenting
When Parenting gets tricky: some ideas to help
I forgot to mention that we recorded a few of podcasts while we were together in Utah: a sister’s overnight…
Six Things Single Parents Want you to Know
My sister-in-law Annie is one of my great examples in life. I love her, and how her mind and heart…
how to trust kids to figure out their own paths
With emergent teenagers, one of my always-biggest questions was how to trust kids to figure out their own paths. Just…
motherhood
Sending Claire off…How the “big” kids took their sister under their wings and eased their mother’s heart in the process
I thought I would be ok just sending Claire off to the MTC by herself. You see, she has eight…
A New Podcast season begins tomorrow!
After all the temple/gathering celebration in Utah festivities, Claire got settled in with the friends she wanted to hang with…
Embracing the mess: how to find peace in the eye of the storm
Let’s talk about embracing the mess and mayhem that is sometimes motherhood. Oh this motherhood game can sure be a…
faith
Gratitude for bubbles of love – Claire’s Australian arrival
I have so much gratitude for “bubbles of love.” And that we can pray for those bubbles to encapsulate our…
some thoughts about LDS Garments
As promised, here I am to share some thoughts about LDS garments as well as some other principles of my…
A visit to the Rome Temple
Tomorrow I’m working to wrap up documenting the tail-end of our MFMP trip. The part where we visited ROME. I…
recipes
The most delicious home-made rolls – wendy’s rolls
When Thanksgiving rolls around we’re all looking for good roll recipes, am I right? So I want to repost a…
pink sauce sausage rigatoni that will knock your socks off
I love when I find new recipes that our whole family loves. Ok, well, our “whole” family isn’t really around,…
the best hot fudge sauce
I’ve been on the hunt for “the best hot fudge sauce” recipe for a LONG time. And I don’t know…
travel
how to make the most of three days in rome!
Before all these details fade from my memory forever, let’s talk about how to make the most of three days…
A great way to see rome — a vespa tour
This was perhaps one of the most exciting thing for the girls on this section of this trip. A great…
A visit to the Rome Temple
Tomorrow I’m working to wrap up documenting the tail-end of our MFMP trip. The part where we visited ROME. I…
books
“A Place Called Home” – a book review
A Place Called Home is the last book I read for book club: I have since missed a couple because…
One of the Greatest Gifts we can Give our Children
One of the greatest gifts we can give our children is to provide multiple opportunities for them glean the benefits of reading.
two good books that sing to the glory of grit
You guys, I never wrote about West with Giraffes. And that’s not good because it was a good one. It…
holidays
one powerful antidote for stress – thankful trees:)
I don’t know about anyone else, but stress alarms start pinging in my brain and heart on the first of…
Halloween Wrap-up 2023
Welp, let’s do a little Halloween wrap-up before we move on to all the gratitude stuff. OH I LOVE NOVEMBER!…
A love-note to young moms on Halloween…
I cannot believe it’s Halloween. First of all, wasn’t it just July? And second of all, Lucy has decided she…
gift ideas
gift guide from the gals.
Here we go…a “gift guide from the gals” that my girls put together. Filled with all kinds of ideas to…
My favorite things gift Ideas – 2023
gift ideas for Christmas or any occasion
Baby Gift Guide – A Guest Post from Abby
My daughter-in-law Abby is not only mother to one of the most darling creatures in the world and an incredibly…
marriage
Anniversary Number 3 for two kids heading on a new adventure
First off, thanks for the continuing tips and advice as we’re still working on the blog design. Really hoping to…
Happy Valentine’s Day! Some questions/phrases to love better
Welp, our Valentine’s Days have gone from this: To this one remaining kid: But the sentiment is still the same:…
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
how to decorate with pictures
…at least how I do it! How many thousands of pictures do we have clogging up our computers and phones?…
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…
the beauty of change
Lucy sometimes takes some cajoling when it comes to switching things up. We have to sweet-talk her like nobody’s business…
