I mentioned before that we were going to do something different for Christmas this year. In lieu of gifts, we opted for a family trip. I’ve been trying to figure out this little idea for years. Some way to simplify it all and just “be.” And finally this year we figured it was time. Of…
Sometimes I wonder what my kids will remember from their growing-up years. I know I touched on this in the last post, but I have a few more thoughts to share because I’ve been on this kick of wondering lately. Are there certain things we did all the time that they will forget? Will some…
Ok guess what?? SEASON FIVE of our podcast aired this last Tuesday!! A New Podcast Season WooHoo! Come join us as we talk about how this new school year began for us, (so weird for me to be down to one!)… …how new school years were for us growing up: …and our thoughts on setting…
We are home after a whirlwind of a summer. Our Bear Lake Eyre reunion is all wrapped up, as well as so many other things leading us in so many different directions this summer. Lucy has officially completed one week of her senior year of high school filled with all kinds of ups and downs…
Dave’s parents hit their SIXTIETH wedding anniversary last month. And we got to give them a gift that will keep giving: an anniversary video. Yep, these two have been linked together, through raising nine children, multiple different jobs, moving homes all intermixed with problems and triumphs for sixty years. And have come out of all…
Ok, since summer is in full swing I have condensed a bunch of family reunion ideas in case you might be in the midst of trying to plan the best family reunion. I have been talking to a few friends lately who are in the midst of some really difficult family dynamics. Families broken apart…
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…