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Greek Chicken Wraps with Spicy Garlic Sauce
Greek chicken wraps are Lucy’s favorite meal, hands-down. Which is awesome because they’re pretty healthy, easy to make, and awesome…Some Surprise Visitors on Memorial Day Weekend
We had a surprise houseful of our kids for Memorial Day and we ate it all up. It was a…Family Reunion Food Ideas: What We’ve Actually Made for 50+ People Over 20 Years
Planning a family reunion? After 20+ years of feeding our big extended family at Bear Lake, here are our best…Happy Birthday Maxwell
Twenty-nine years ago this man made me a mother: How is it even possible that he grew from this little…
categories
Parenting
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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…
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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!
motherhood
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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…
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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…
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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…
faith
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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…
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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…
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All Things Beautiful Through Christ – An Easter Message
Since Easter is a time to reflect on the life, sacrifice, and resurrection of Jesus Christ—and what that means in…
recipes
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Greek Chicken Wraps with Spicy Garlic Sauce
Greek chicken wraps are Lucy’s favorite meal, hands-down. Which is awesome because they’re pretty healthy, easy to make, and awesome…
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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…
travel
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Traveling to Athens with Our Adult Children
Athens already held a special place in my heart after Dave and I visited a few years ago (our Greek…
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Three Days in Crete, Greece with Our Adult Children
After a year of planning a family trip to Israel, we unexpectedly found ourselves on a family trip to Crete,…
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The BYU Museum of Art: How Art Can Move You
Ok we need to talk about art for a minute. Because while I was in Utah, I finally got to…
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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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…
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One Week in Beautiful Portugal – Part 1 of our Anniversary Trip
When Lucy got accepted to this college prep program, Dave and I were pretty elated. For her because it seemed…
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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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…
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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…
