One part of Christmas I love the most is the opportunity to gather and connect with those I love. So I’ve been trying to figure out some fun Christmas family games that will get everyone involved for our gatherings coming up over the next couple weeks. And wouldn’t you know it, we have a few…
I mentioned that our ward church congregation got all split up before the summer. It was a pretty big shift and change for all of us. Our ward was enveloped into three different wards, and then so many people were in and out during the blasted-hot-desert summer that it’s been a little tricky for us…
Lucy, lucky girl, usually gets to share her birthday with conference weekend. I tried to name this post “Lucy’s Birthday and Conference Weekend” and it looks like I already have several other posts with that same title. (So I was so clever and switched it up a bit…ha!) I wrote seventeen things I love about…
I thought I would be ok just sending Claire off to the MTC by herself. You see, she has eight more weeks of study there before she heads off to Australia. She has had a fair share of traveling alone, and had already “met” her companion, her district and her teachers online. It would be…
By the time this posts, Claire will be en route to her next adventure: the “official Missionary Training Center.” She will be in rigorous classes for eight more weeks from there, learning more Mandarin Chinese, and delving into the scriptures and gospel study. Most importantly, working on her foundation with Jesus Christ. We have been…
After all the temple/gathering celebration in Utah festivities, Claire got settled in with the friends she wanted to hang with before leaving. My sisters and I utilized that next morning so that we could do some prep work for our “In the Arena” podcast. Because a new podcast season begins TOMORROW!! In the early morning…
Oh I have SO much to say about this “Home MTC” thing Claire is smack-dab in the middle of right now. But let’s take this thing in order and start with the prep for this Home MTC week. We got home from our trip and got right to work with all the mission prep. Getting…
Our first stop on our MFMP trip was London since we were picking up our girl Claire from her study abroad. We were so anxious for her to show us around what has become her beloved stomping grounds, but only had a day and a half to pack it all in. So here’s what we…
Our first “MFMP” trip is in the books. A Mother/daughter art “treasure hunt” in Italy. What is that, you may ask? Well, I have talked about our “MFME” mother/daughter gatherings in the past. MFME stands for “Mothers and Future Mothers of Eyrealm.” My mother wrangles us all, sisters and sisters-in-laws, and we do something together….