I’m excited because tomorrow night is our Relief Society Christmas gathering. And I love to gather with these women I love, especially at Christmas-time. Each year we come up with a little gift for each woman. Last year we gave them olive wood spoons with a special message attached about (back HERE). This year we…
I’ve mentioned the book Mao’s Last Dancer a few times before. It’s one of the reasons I think I kept getting nudged to start a sister’s podcast (planning to launch this summer…more on that HERE), inspired by the power of a memoir to make you think. But I have never written about one part of…
I cannot believe my kids will be bounding in the door any minute with huge smiles across their faces DONE with their first semester. How did that happen so dang quick?!? Claire and Lucy headed out this morning full of excitement for pajama day and “doughnuts with dad” and the big kids headed out with…
I thought I could get to the rest of the Japan pictures today but wanted to share this first. We are trying to get ready for Christmas here. So far, we whipped up some red paper chains to string around the house for Family Home Evening last night while listening to Christmas music that kept…
Last week I had a mixture of two of of the best things: my favorite mother’s group: “mfme,” and “Gift from the Sea.” A book that is quite fabulous that my mother had us read before we gathered. What is MFME? Let’s back up though to explain MFME to those who are wondering what in…
When my Mom and I published our book a few years ago it was a rush to see my name printed there on a real, live book (more about that book back HERE and ordering info. on my sidebar…I’m just gonna say, I’m thinking it would make a nice Mother’s Day gift 🙂 I received…
Ok, so this is the time of year when it sneaks up on me: That moment when all the things swirling around in my jumbled brain come to a screeching halt when I realize that, once again, I have not thought far enough in advance to do something really creative with my children for their…
After the great ideas for teacher appreciation gifts posted in the comments here I got all inspired. I was going to do whip up some wing-dinger gifts for the teachers we love so much. But then life got in the way: I needed to be in one classroom or another I swear every single day….
…I’ve got nothing. (Except for Claire’s teacher since one of the moms was on-the-ball enough to get a really good group gift together.) School’s going to be out before I know it, and I LOVE our teachers. They have changed the lives of my children, literally. I want them to know how much I adore…