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(continued from HERE) LOVED being in Utah despite how wimpy-in-cold we all are. In case anyone is wondering, Utah is COLD! There are so many people we love there so every time we go there are so many logistics to figure out. Phew! It’s hard enough to organize my own…

Gosh I don’t get sick much but boy howdy some stuff hit me this week. My theory when not feeling overly hot is to just keep on keeping on and you get better, and really, generally that works for me. BUT every once in a while that grand theory backfires…

Ok I’m still trying to come up for breath over here after all those Christmas things mooshed together in the midst of all our family togetherness. Oh boy. I’m so glad for this little part of the Internet where I can come and make some semblance of all the strands…

I came across a picture of this painting a little while back and I instantly fell in love with it: It is by J. Kirk Richards and it is called “Entertained Angels,” inspired by the verse in Hebrews 13:1-3 where it says “Let brotherly love continue. Be not forgetful to…

Sometimes I feel a little guilty after writing about our family time at Bear Lake (the last two posts). I feel guilty because each year when I write I get some comments and also emails filled with awe about those relationships we are lucky enough to have. How did that…

Right now I am in the business of dropping off my big girls at college. And it is weird because as any parent knows who has gone through this, it is a rollercoaster. I love that they will be together on this island, but how am I going to be…

One of those things we (actually I should say Dave) figured out in those logistical negotiations was that most of the flights we found went through Dubai.  And that we may as well extend our layover in that unique place to check it out. So we did.   We had one…

These are my parents: Look at them!  Do you see that light just oozing out of those smiley faces?  I love them so much.  And they have loved each other for over FIFTY YEARS.  Yep, their anniversary is coming up this summer. So they have been trying to figure out…

There is something almost holy to me about having your whole family together after some have left. I don’t think you can ever explain it until you are in it, and even then, there are not words.  There is just love just filling up the air and oozing out of…

Back in September Dave and I headed to Carlsbad, California with almost all of the adults in Dave’s family. With nine siblings sometimes that’s tricky to come by, but I love how Dave’s family does it: someone throws out a date and a place well in the future and everyone…