This last weekend had been a long time in the making. We finally made it up to “the Ranch” for a Relief Society retreat. (The “Relief Society” consists of the women in our church congregation.) Can you even believe how lucky that is? You see, one woman in our RS’s family has this incredible place…
Today I am doing the “Come Follow Me” devotional again over on the Come Follow Me App. Talking about how amazing forgiveness is. Man alive, can you even believe the beauty of Joseph forgiving his brothers who left him for dead? That he not only forgave them but comforted them and told them he would…
I’ve been trying to get back on my “little things” bandwagon for a while now. I am so dang far behind that it’s overwhelming, so I’m just starting where I am (at least a tiny bit recent). So let’s go back to August for a minute where Lu and I found ourselves in Wisconsin again…
I learn so much from blog readers. I love thinking about where people are coming from, especially those who have such different views than I do. I have learned so much from trying to put myself in the shoes of others, trying to see things from different perspectives. There are all kinds of things that…
One of my goals last year was to read at least two new books each month. And I’m pretty happy that I DID IT, even with an extra one to make it 25! Ok, I actually listened to most of them (Audible rocks!), but hey, sometimes you have to cling on to accomplishments like this…
I had an interesting bout with the “comparison trap” recently. For a couple years now my sisters, mom and I have had a group email “journal”…three lines each day. (It was inspired by an awesome podcast I love that I wrote about back HERE, and it has turned into many more than three lines…I guess…
My friend’s son passed away yesterday after a battle of doctors and care facilities and sorrow. And my heart is so heavy for her and for her family. I have been thinking about them so much. They live close and every time I drive by their house I get a pang of sadness. And now,…
As I talked about back HERE, sometimes I’m quick to jump in and take care of things rather than foster more independence in my children. Oh, they’re perfectly capable of doing things all by themselves, but often I jump in too quickly to help when it’s really not necessary. When my kids would actually benefit…
(part 1 of “walls” is years ago back HERE, in case you’re interested 🙂 This sign hung above the door of the playroom in our old house: It was up there for years. And you know what? It didn’t stop any whining. We had whining going around a-plenty (I think payback for when I was…