motherhood

We thought only Grace was going to be able to come home for Thanksgiving. But in the end, EVERYONE was able to make it. Claire because volleyball ended early (and they decided not to do one last tournament they were eligible for), then Max and Abby called and said they…

I wrote this on Instagram but felt like maybe there were young moms here who needed to hear it as well. I’m not sure how many people follow both accounts, would love to know if you want to share! (Trying to revamp some things around here and wanting to know…

I think my favorite of our podcasts so far is the one that aired this week. It’s called Discipline: helping kids WANT to behave. We talk about things our parents did in our family growing up: Family rules “buy-in” (we all gave input and even made a poster of the…

I had to snap this picture of my sister Charity the other night when we were walking through that fall wonderland up in Utah, twins in tow, her older boys running wild throwing the biggest rocks they could off of the side of the road in jubilant excitement: Because to…

I keep thinking about the developmental psychology class I took a while back that explored the “Attachment Theory,” the beauty of “being there” as a parent and the miraculous things that does for our children. It is no cakewalk with all the distractions going on in this world of ours,…

Today is the day: Official GRADUATION day for Claire. The forecast says it’s going to be 107 so yeah. Be thinking of us sitting in that football stadium all squished together and appreciate your A/C a little extra for us! Ha! In some ways all this graduation ruckus feels strange…

My parents speak about parenting all over the world, and I know I’m a little biased, but they have some good material:) One of the stories they tell is from one summer up at Bear Lake. We were at Sunday school in Dingle, Idaho (that’s where we go to church…

This year I gave myself a Mother’s Day gift. I didn’t realize it was going to be a gift when it happened. You see, I was using my phone too much. I’m sure I’m not alone in this, right? Those phones can be magnets I tell you! And to be…

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! Some thoughts for the day: “Homemaking is surely in reality the most important work in the world. What do ships, railways, mines, cars, government, etc. exist for except that people may be fed, warmed and safe in their own homes?…The homemaker’s job is one for which all…

Let’s go back in time just a few years. Because I feel compelled to repost some Mother’s Day thoughts that made me tear up this morning. Especially Lucy’s little solo. How can it possibly be that this was only a few years ago??? (original post is back HERE, and goes…