love

I came across this picture the other day and it made me stop in my tracks. Because I love them. So much. And sometimes I take it for granted that I get to live with them. And snuggle up with them. And talk with them. And send them off into…

How is it possible that it’s been TWENTY-SIX years since I put on this white dress (and my funny white ballet slippers:), plopped a veil on my head and headed off into the world of marriage? How could I have ever known at that baby age that this man would…

3 tips for making teenagers like you Ha! These tips work wonders for making your unruly, eye-rolly teenagers like you. …until they don’t. Because sometimes, you know what? They won’t. And that’s ok. I think having teenagers is like being on a roller coaster. There are definite highs and lows,…

Nurturing Strong Sibling Relationships One of the biggest questions I get on this blog is about how to foster sibling relationships. And it really is such an important thing to consider. One of the things I cherish more than anything else in the whole wide world is my relationship with…

This last week it was Fast Sunday for our church congregation, (since General Conference is coming up, it was moved up one week earlier than the usual first Sunday of the month), and we were fasting for this family in our church congregation who’s 12-year-old is fighting to get movement…

I’m still going strong on my meditation practice {almost} every morning. And I’m so working on being present enough to let meditation and being present change me (love this podcast about that). But I digress. The reason I bring meditation up is that one of my favorite five-minute gratitude meditations…

Since Valentine’s Day is this weekend I feel the pull to write a love post today. So I will. But it’s not going to be a mushy, lovey-dovey one (although I sure do love that valentine of mine, hubba hubba…Claire don’t roll your eyes). No. Today I want to post…

Just wanted to share this message that Grace shared on Facebook last week. I had shared the letter with her that my Grandpa left for my dad before he passed away (the one I talked about back in this post) and she felt it’s power and love as I did.…

I pulled everyone together for our traditional valentine’s kitchen Heart Attack for Family Home Evening this week. (I made that sound like it was easy, and it should be with only two kids home, but I’m still herding cats these days.) I love this tradition even more now that kids…

One of my best friends from high school and her husband are mission presidents right now. Last week she wrote about the incredible difference a good companion can make for missionaries. She talked about how one of the sister missionaries was really struggling when she came to the mission. She…