a mission release date for Max
Missionary Monday update on a Tuesday… Max’s friends started coming home from missions this summer. Many of them left right after high school (and didn’t do a college semester first…
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missionary Max
I’m trying to do a “Missionary Monday” every now and then, but I don’t think I’ve ever actually written them on a Monday. Ha! I just want to label them…
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missionary miracles (and an update on Max)
Watching a child grow in faith while serving a mission is pretty amazing. From letters and pictures to unexpected connections, Max’s journey in the MTC has been full of missionary…
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the departure
There is something uniquely emotional about dropping your son off at the MTC. After all the waiting and preparing your heart, it suddenly becomes real. This was our missionary goodbye—the…
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Pies & Ties, Mission Prep and Setting Apart
Letting a child go is one of the most sacred and stretching parts of motherhood. And sending a son on a mission for two years can be a pretty heart-wrenching…
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When Your Son Leaves for Two Years: Letting Go as a Mom
Max is safe and sound in the MTC and I can still hardly believe it. We gave him one last hug and he walked away with a big, giant smile…
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Max’s farewell weekend
Max’s missionary farewell was last weekend. That’s when the getting-ready-to-leave missionary gives a talk at church and lots of people who love him (or her) come to support them…
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once upon a time…
Once upon a time in a town in the middle of a desert a temple was built. The families in the area anxiously awaited that temple, and in their great…
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Max’s mission call
There are few moments in parenting that feel as emotional as watching your child open their LDS mission call. The waiting, the wondering, the excitement—and the story that goes with…
