In my posts about New Zealand I promised to come back to talk about the power of Maori culture in New Zealand. Because what we experienced there was pretty powerful and deserves a post of it’s own. And even now, as I sit here looking back at pictures and watching these videos, I am teary-eyed….
Yep, Carson is official. And I got a little teary as he stood with his classmates and recited the “Oath of Hippocrates,” pledging to consecrate his life to the service of humanity as he heads off to the next adventure with his residency. Dave and I arrived the night before graduation for a happy reunion…
Since it’s April I better get my booty in gear and get our “2024 Snapshot” published! I like to do this at the beginning of each year so I can freeze that “moment” in time. I want to remember how it felt right here and now when I’m looking back some day. Let’s start with…
For years I have worked to gather all the goodness I can for Holy Week. It is, after all, such a sacred opportunity to turn our hearts to Jesus and honor all the incredible events that happened all those years ago. And if we can infuse some of that goodness into not only our own…
I meant to get over here all day yesterday to add this new favorite love quote for Valentine’s Day: “We live in a world that is held together by love–organized by love, maintained by love, and nurtured by love. Ultimately it will be redeemed by love and even now it is in the process of…
Christmas Day was a good one. So was Christmas Eve…except for a good fight mixed in there. Does every couple get in fights on Christmas Eve or is it just me and Dave? Ha! I think motherhood is a little nutty around Christmas. Maybe that’s the reason? There are just so many to-dos swirling around…
As anyone who has been here for a while knows, I’m a huge sucker for family travel. So I’m here today to talk about how to make family travel work. Let’s start out with a public service announcement to check the expiration dates of your passports often. Because when we booked our flights for spring…
My sisters and I recorded a podcast this week about holiday traditions (coming up in a couple weeks!). As we recorded, I started to get that little mound of worry in my chest that comes during the holiday season: How will I manage it all this year? How can I be prepared so I can…
This is “PERU part 2.” “Part 1” is back HERE, and the intro to all this hoopla is back HERE. And I know I should break these up into smaller posts, but I want to keep all these memories as close together as possible, so brace yourself for LOTS of pictures. Because Peru! And Machu…