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…
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…
we got to be with the birthday girl on the big day
We were still up in Utah (dropping Claire off for college) intentionally so we could be there to celebrate this girl: I wrote about her on her actual day back…
how a little spitfire can grow into a beautiful young woman
GRACE TURNS 21 TODAY!! This post is to offer other moms of spitfire daughters hope. Because phew! Kids can be a handful sometimes, and this girl was one of those…
another step into the big wide world for Grace
I am up in Utah with my Grace moving her into her new apartment up here. Letting her go. Again. Gosh this motherhood dealio sure is chock full of “letting-gos.”…
inspiration and love from the heart of Texas
Last weekend Dave and I got to go with Grace back to her mission stomping grounds: Austin, Texas. Gosh, there is something about Texas, and we got to experience it…
reunions and homecomings
Yesterday Grace gave a homecoming talk at church to wrap up her mission experience. I sat there in the audience and beamed up at that girl. Marveling at how she…
a very happy reunion with our missionary Grace Jam
There are a lot of things you don’t know you’ll get with motherhood. I mean, you have a basic idea of the sleepless nights, the beauty of cooing babies, the…
Grace’s last missionary email
Grace is home. And it’s the best thing in the world. I have more to say about that than I can even grapple with right now, will get to it…