traditions

Last year was the tenth anniversary year of this little thing that has grown so much over the years from just a little neighborhood group in the park by our house to this: And this: I don’t know if I ever even posted about what happened last year…the “Turkey Trot…

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” kids spread their wings that take them to new places. I remember still holding on to my growing-up family traditions…

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…

Ha! Ok, I don’t really believe in weather gods, (although I do believe in a God who can fix anything…maybe sometimes things don’t really need to be fixed…and oh that’s coming out all wrong but bear with me here!). I think even if it would have rained like gangbusters on…

I’m doing a “Thanksgiving Tree tutorial” over on Seasons of Renewal on Instagram (HERE). If you haven’t heard of that platform, go check it out, it is so good! They have all kinds of tips, motherhood ideas and tutorials, and I have been buoyed in my mothering over there many…

Happy Halloween! Usually by this time my camera is filled up to the brim with Halloween get-ups, but this year this is all I’ve got from the neighborhood Fall Festival: At least it’s a pretty cute one! Love those friends and love that Lucy decided pretty much last Halloween that…

Whenever my sisters and I get together in a beautiful spot, they have a tradition.    I say “they” because that little tradition involves singing.  And a little known fact about me is that I don’t really sing.  Which is really kind of weird, because I was in a singing…

The turkey trot continues to amaze me each year.   Amazes me how many good people come out to support.  To work their tails off on a holiday (before and after that morning).  To make a difference for the two charities we support. And it amazes me how fun it is. …

We started our traditional “Thankful Tree” on the first FHE in November. It’s gradually gaining more and more gratitude leaves each day. Hopefully it will be all filled up like it was last year by Thanksgiving. Oh man I love November.  So much to be grateful for! So this Monday…

This summer we spent a big chunk of time in California. When you live in the desert you’ll do anything to try to beat the heat, and California is the perfect spot to do that. It is not, however, a great spot to beat the traffic.  This was our map…