the week my brother and cousin came to visit…
Was probably one of our very favorites in Shanghai. My brother Noah was here for his graduate school and my cousin Ben was here for some work things and the…
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faith, works and grace amidst the rice paddies
On Sunday, as we whisked by field after field of ripening Vietnamese rice paddies, rich greens and deep yellows streaming past our windows, Max gave us our Family Home Evening…
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Friday Q & A — my dad’s “grandparenting chart”
I’m so impressed by the deliberate way your parents actively “grand-parent” all their grandchildren. I’d love to read the details of your dad’s chart with his plans of what he…
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50 years of love
In the beginning of June, these two reached the 50 year mark of marriage: (Are they not the cutest couple ever?) Fifty years of marriage is a pretty big reason…
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grateful for families and all that comes with them
Oh man, I really should have started earlier on these grateful posts because there is SO much and it makes my heart so full. Nothing better than a full…
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fighting for families — a conference give-away
I believe with all my heart in something very simple: strong families are the building blocks of society. If we can create strong families, we have built-in units to raise…
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a day on the lake
…according to Elle who took over my camera.
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a little one-on-one time with our boy and some good girls
We are reunited as a family and it feels so good. I think I’ve heard that before… Here are the kids on Sunday night when Max finally got home: Do…
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family: a bike ride, a temple and a lot of driving
This summer I have been combatting a hole in my heart. It’s a little hole of worry about missing a child and how we have such limited time together before…