A Hustle to Get Back in Time for Christmas Eve
We left the hotel in Cancun in the wee hours of Christmas Eve morning to get home to Elle and Carson who were arriving a couple hours before us. That…
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How to Hold Your Family Close When You’re Far Away – The Beauty of Family Traditions
Traditions have power. They can be like the glue to hold a family together in my opinion, keeping hearts united even when they are far apart. Especially when the “big”…
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A New Kind of First Day of School – COVID
Goodness, gracious I have a lot to catch up on. We’ve been working on some good things around here, and I have so much to say. But for today I…
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A Thanksgiving Tradition I Love – The Thankful Tree
Traditions are like glue holding a family together even after they aren’t really “together” any more. And I love things like that more than ever these days since so many…
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Grandfather’s Secrets and Grammie Camp: Intentional Grandparenting
Let’s talk about the ripple effects of intentional grandparenting. Because my children have benefitted so very much from the care and love of their grandparents. I love to think of…
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Gratitude and Tradition {Two Thankful Trees}
Our good old Thankful Tree is holding strong stretching across our kitchen once again. It sat with only a few leaves for a couple days, and then Lucy decided to…
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Traditions that Make Easter Special
A while back a blog reader wrote asking about traditions that make Easter special in our family. She mentioned she noticed we have a lot of traditions going on during…
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Eggs and Easter Prep
The day before Easter has quietly become one of my favorite parts of the whole weekend. It’s when we prepare our hearts for that holy day. And add in some…
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Traditions as Family Glue, and Conference Weekend
To be real, usually I’m flying by the seat of my pants in preparation for General Conference (which comes in April and October), but this year I got my act…
