Family Home Evening with only one kid at home
Sometimes, when you only have one kid left at home (and she may or may not be trying her darnedest to get out of the watchful eye of her sometimes-too-doting…
A Baptism at Bear Lake
We had a baptism at Bear Lake this year. You see, in our church, when kids reach the age of eight they can choose to be baptized. They chose to…
How our reunion went this year – 2023
Welp, these favorite people of mine gathered once again in one of my favorite “thin places” ever. Let’s talk about how our reunion went this year. Eyrealm Reunion 2023 There…
How to Navigate family reunions when your own family “grows up”
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…
Grateful for parenting partners – girls camp love
The older I get the more I appreciate my village. I’m so grateful for parenting partners. Because try as I might, I cannot be everything for my children. I’m sure…
How to inspire children Spiritually
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,…
how to make chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Here’s a recipe for the best, fudge-like, delicious chocolate crinkle cookies.
back at it, setting up for a “positive” school year
Lucy started school yesterday. Yep, still in July, and on I think the 24th day in a row where the desert has hit 110 degrees or higher. (It was 115…
parental love and a Blessing for Murphy Jane
Welp, there has been a pretty grand swirl of activity going on around here…our big annual reunion at Bear Lake, lots of cousin/family bonding, Murphy’s first movie (ha!), and Lucy’s…