thank you and some scattered thoughts on a Sunday morning
As I sit here this morning trying to finalize my lesson for the girls at church my heart just keeps swelling and I keep getting distracted because of a few…
#LIGHTtheWORLD
Tomorrow is December 1st. And I am so excited because that means THIS (below) is kicking off: (You may have noticed that little red box on the right side of…
Evening in Excellence and the question of balance
November came in with a bang. It started out with a week that I thanked my lucky stars when it was over. Like, really, I was almost giddy when Sunday…
Lucy’s birthday & conference weekend
So the day finally came last Saturday when this girl of ours turned TEN: She has written numerous “books” leading up to the big occasion and has sent a whole…
last weekend: some friends from China and a Mia Maid retreat
This is a post about both of those things up there…totally separate, yet intertwined this last weekend. When we lived in China there were some pretty great people who looked…
the trek 2016
Every four years our stake (group of ward congregations) goes on a “trek.” I wrote all about what in the world that is back HERE when I got to go…
Beehive camp
At the same time Grace and I were packing up for our 4th year adventure overnighter (back HERE), Claire was packing up for her first Beehive camp. Ok, and for…
a new and improved post about our 4th year adventure {now complete}
Each year our church holds a girls’ summer camp (see ours from a few years ago back HERE). This year we’re not doing a real camp since we are doing…