Gathering Friends Who Have Held Me for Decades
During this week and a half in California, I had the chance to gather with three different circles of women who have shaped my life in different ways: This post…
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The Eyrealm Reunion at Bear Lake – 2025 Version
Oh man, there was a LOT of love at the Eyrealm reunion at Bear Lake this summer. It’s so cool how love can multiply exponentially when there are babies involved,…
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Why Family Reunions Matter: The Emotional and Social Benefits
Ok, so is everyone done with school or is it just us desert dwellers who start school in the middle of JULY? It seems like more and more schools are…
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Kids Come Back! – What We Did When Claire Got Home
For all those moms waiting for their missionaries to return, or waiting anxiously for any long separation to come to an end, I’m here to buoy you up. Because kids…
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A Visitor from Africa
Remember when we went to visit Dave’s sister Christy and her husband who are serving as mission presidents in Sierra Leone, Africa? And you may remember how they were called…
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Eyrealm Reunion 2024
Yep it happened once again. I want to record the official Eyrealm Reunion 2024. I talked about the beginning of the gathering, and by the time everyone arrived we were…
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how to plan the best family reunion
Ok, since summer is in full swing I have condensed a bunch of family reunion ideas in case you might be in the midst of trying to plan the best…
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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…
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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…
