Gratitude for the simple things – a “Normal Day”
As life continues to grow more complicated, I continue to feel more and more gratitude for the simple things. Gratitude for a “normal day” amidst the hubbub the minutia that…
some thoughts about LDS Garments
As promised, here I am to share some thoughts about LDS garments as well as some other principles of my faith. I know that among members of my faith as…
Sometimes love and belonging take time
Sometimes love and belonging take time. One example is found here in the desert. Anyone who’e been here a while knows I spill out a lot of love here on…
MFME, The Eclipse, And More Belonging Amidst The Conference
I mentioned yesterday that this conference turned into an MFME gathering. My dear mother has been trying to get these sisters together for so long. Oh, we’ve gone through every…
The best conference to facilitate Belonging
Fall break was two weeks long, so we smooshed a lot into that thing! One thing I haven’t mentioned yet that I loved was the Restore Conference. It was the…
What’s been happening around here lately
I feel like I’ve been trying so hard to catch up with the “big things” going on around here, but I want so much to remember the “little things” too!…
Embracing the mess: how to find peace in the eye of the storm
Let’s talk about embracing the mess and mayhem that is sometimes motherhood. Oh this motherhood game can sure be a doozy. Even after our best-laid efforts. I am reminded of…
Memories of Grandma Jacobson…and a temple!
Grandma Jacobson is my mother’s beloved mother whose words run through all of our hearts: “When you master the seemingly impossible, it does something for you that fits into your…
There’s something pretty special about sisters (and an awesome mom)
Each year my mom does her best to gather all her girls under her wings any way she can. And each year it makes me realize even more that there’s something pretty special about sisters. And there’s something ESPECIALLY special about a mom who works hard to get them together.