I’ve been pondering how life is filled up with rollercoasters lately. One minute you’ll be on the top of the world feeling like you are really getting somewhere. And then suddenly there is a sucker punch and you feel like the world just might swallow you or those you love right up. You find yourself…
I’m in the midst of writing a post about our giant Eyre family reunion to hopefully publish tomorrow. It was grand and I loved it so much. But right now I’m working through the question of navigating reunions when your kids grow up. Because that’s happening for us. And it’s kind of unchartered territory. Since…
Let’s talk about how to inspire children spiritually. Something I’ve been thinking about lately. So I thought it was interesting that I came across this old blog post from March, 2018. Five years ago. I look back at old posts like this with a pondering mind. Would I have changed what I did then knowing…
I would love some input from blog readers today because we’re doing some blog redesigning around here, and I’d love to know what you would like to see more of on this blog. And also maybe what you’d like to see less of! This blog has helped me in many ways over the years You…
Sitting in church on Sunday Lucy passed me over the notebook where she had been diligently writing some notes. She wanted me to read her thoughts. So I did. They were filled up with gratitude. One thing after another. This made me tear up, of course, because I’m her mom. And things like that just…
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…
When I was a young mom, frustrated up to my eyeballs trying to teach my kids to do their jobs (oh you young moms, that can be a thankless job, and I’m here for you!), a more seasoned mother gave me some good advice: She told me after a job is done, to take some…
I have been struggling to feel the Christmas Spirit a little bit this year. And then I found it. It curled around me on Sunday in the middle of our Christmas church service. It wasn’t the music, per se, although it was beautiful and gave me the perfect palate to mix together my thoughts. What…