in the wake of having my “big” girls home
This whole last week has been filled right up. My girls were in town for my niece (their cousin)’s wedding. So, I have to say all last week was like…
a crew of the best girls
Dave and I had to talk the big talk to perk Claire’s interest to do summer school at BYU right after she graduated from high school. I mean, there was…
the magic of parental listening
Lucy gave me a really good parenting tip a few weeks ago without even meaning to. I was sending little Valentine’s packages to all the big kids, and she didn’t…
the benefit of being part of something bigger than yourself
The REAL end of volleyball for our family There is something pretty beautiful about being part of something bigger than yourself. It teaches you humility. It teaches you camaraderie. It…
nineteen things I love about my newest 19-year-old
Happy birthday to my dear Claire Bear. In my mind you were JUST right here, stretching out, trying to figure out that tiny little body. And now here you are,…
a fun time with the UVU volleyball team
It just so happened that Claire’s very last season game was HERE IN THE DESERT. So we got to have a fun time with the UVU Volleyball team right here in our home town.
a little village of volleyball support
We decided if our girl is playing college volleyball the whole family should get to see her in action. I mean, when your school has stuff like this in the…
moving and transferring and volleyball all smooshed together: college life
Our college girls have a whole lot of life-moving-pieces going on up there in Provo, so let’s do a little update on that. Because we got to do a quick…
revving up for the UVU season to begin…
Guess what? THE UVU VOLLEYBALL SEASON IS OFF TO THE RACES! And look who showed up on their instagram feed “11” days before the first real game hits (on Friday):…