Sometimes love and belonging take time
Sometimes love and belonging take time. One example is found here in the desert. Anyone who’e been here a while knows I spill out a lot of love here on…
A love-note to young moms on Halloween…
I cannot believe it’s Halloween. First of all, wasn’t it just July? And second of all, Lucy has decided she does not like this holiday. How is that even possible?…
A first “Missionary Monday” blog post for Claire
Welp, let’s do a first “Missionary Monday” blog post for Claire. That girl has been in the MTC for SO long. And she still has SO long to go! But…
We got one of our favorites back…just for a minute
Remember how Dave’s sister and her husband headed to Africa to serve as Mission Presidents there? Yeah, it was almost a year and a half ago. How in the world…
MFME, The Eclipse, And More Belonging Amidst The Conference
I mentioned yesterday that this conference turned into an MFME gathering. My dear mother has been trying to get these sisters together for so long. Oh, we’ve gone through every…
Six Things Single Parents Want you to Know
My sister-in-law Annie is one of my great examples in life. I love her, and how her mind and heart work. I shared one thing I love most about her…
A bit of a Fall foliage obsession
I have a bit of a fall foliage obsession. Every year near the end of September I start feeling this wild yearning to get to the fall foliage. It’s like…
Lucy’s birthday and general Conference combined
Lucy, lucky girl, usually gets to share her birthday with conference weekend. I tried to name this post “Lucy’s Birthday and Conference Weekend” and it looks like I already have…
A special way to send off your young adult
At the tail end of Home MTC for Claire, we had all the extended cousins over for “Pies & Ties.” This has become a tradition with all the cousins leaving…