All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful, The Lord God made them all. Each little flower that opens, Each little bird that sings, He made their glowing colours, He made their tiny wings. The purple-headed mountain, The river running by, The sunset and the morning, That brightens …
Sarah Esther
Sarah is such a bright light in our family. I mean, just look at that face?! She is sweet, brave, resilient, kind, and has an awareness of others that is beautiful. A day spent with Sarah is bound to be an amazing day and we love our little girl so much. A couple months ago, …
Winter 2022 Schoolhouse
Thoughts this Winter Oh this winter. As I am writing this, we are in the thick of what feels like MADNESS, so I will try and reflect on the whole winter and not just our current status! This winter treated us really well in many ways. We are still, miraculously, where I kind of wanted …
11th Anniversary
What a year. Maybe I can say this now that we are in our second decade of marriage but we were such babies when we got married. So much life has happened since then. So much good. So much growth. Everything we have experienced has brought us closer. And I am grateful every day that …
Daily Restoration
Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf has been a long time favorite of mine. Something about him and how he teaches seems to resonate in a special way with me. And this talk was no different. Elder Uchtdorf spoke of how to be a better disciple. I appreciated the study that Elder Uchtdorf shared about how we …
Wheelchair
This last month Lydia got her first wheelchair! And she LOVES it! Several people had warned me that this was going to be a really emotional experience, but it really wasn’t – or at least, it was only in a really positive way! Once we got her all in, I was so happy for her! …
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Last November, Lydia had a sleep study done – you can read about that HERE. After the sleep study they recommended she get put on oxygen. This was a hard blow for us. We also scheduled an appointment with an ear, nose, and throat doctor as well as with pulmonology. Oxygen Welp, it hasn’t been …
Valentine’s Day
Ever since we got back from Disneyland our house has become a topsy-turvy crazy mess! The weekend before Valentine’s Day, Mark was offered the position in Colorado and on Valentine’s Day, he formally accepted! It was the best. The only downfall is our life has become consumed with all of those details involved. But we …
Invite Christ to Author Your Story
Oh goodness, this was a talk I needed to hear the last couple months! I was so touched by the words of Sister Camille N. Johnson. This talk spoke of faith, as well as adversity and discipleship. Sister Johnson spoke of letting go of our own narrative. And I can say, for myself, that has …
Coloradans
We are moving BACK to Colorado!!! I have wanted to write this post for almost two years. There are so many thoughts that I want to remember about this entire process that I have kept bottled up for so long. This has been a difficult journey for our family but we are feeling so very …