Ok let’s talk about our family screen time challenge results. (I asked if anyone wanted to join me in this leading up to Easter last week, and they did!) The one with the least minutes of screen-time is the winner. And I actually don’t know the results as far as the winner yet (we didn’t…
After we left Utah for the first part of spring break, we headed to Iowa. Because there is some pretty incredible vision restoration research going on there. Along with some old and new friends. As you might remember, our friends are mission presidents there. They are some of Lucy’s heroes (I’ll get to that). But…
Sometimes it’s so difficult to understand how life unfolds. Why we have to sometimes lose the very best people. The ones who are the shining stars. And when we do, it makes us reevaluate life. Are we living it right? Are we mixing up what’s most important? My friend Sarah passed away and I am…
Ok, so I introduced Sierra Leone last week. But I only barely touched on what we did there. And oh how I want to remember that adventure! So here’s my short list of the best things to do in Sierra Leone: Some more Sierra Leone Observations: I explained a little about my biggest observations in…
This question has been asked over and over in a variety of different ways over the years on this blog: How do you put your husband first? Here’s an example: You talk about how you always put Dave first, in what ways do you do this? I know he doesn’t love being talked about on…
I’ve been thinking lately about how we each, individually, find ourselves in our own personal wildernesses. Over and over again. Are you with me? It could be a lost job, a lost relationship, a valley of misunderstandings, a loss of hope. And sometimes, just a really, really scary or unknown situation. Claire is in the…
January is chock-full of birthday in our neck of the woods. Josh’s birthday First up is my brother Josh. We were in California for that quick three-day weekend but got back in time to celebrate with some bananas, cookies, and keto ice cream:) Gosh I love this brother of mine with all my heart. He’s…
Oh man, Lucy is looking at me like I’m a little nutty today as these waves of motherhood-love-emotion keep washing over me. For some reason it hits me more some days than others. This morning I am feeling so deeply grateful for this job as a mother, planted in a family. The motherhood emotion this…
Since my niece is trying to help me get this blog printed for a family record (slowly but surely!) I’m trying to get back to my “little things” posts. Plus, also I love to look back on a month. I figured I may as well start where I am for now…with December all wrapped up….