I really don’t like starting another project before we have finished the last but…this is kind of a situation of “if you give a mouse a cookie…”. We started Sarah’s room refresh last March and we really went for it for a couple weeks and then we stopped. Truly, nothing done, until this last week. …
For Christmas this year, Mark gave Jacob, Sarah, and Benjamin tickets to the Colorado Symphony. This was a first for the kids and this last weekend they were able to attend. The Symphony was spotlighting Mark’s favorite composer, John Williams. And Mark has turned the kids into fellow John Williams fans. They can tell you …
Oh this sweet boy. My heart has been so tender with him the last several weeks. But my favorite part might have just been this – and I wasn’t even there for it! I love going to the house of the Lord. I love the spirit that is there. It feels like home. And I …
I love a new year. There is something about a fresh start that is so exciting. I’m a big goal setter and I love to reevaluate the goals I am working on – what’s working and what’s not – and push myself in new ways. A couple years ago we made a giant board with …
This has been such a big couple of weeks for Jacob. A lot of stretching in ways – but he is doing it and I am so proud of him! Jacob is at an age where he, if found worthy of it, could be ordained a Deacon in the Aaronic Priesthood. It is amazing. A …
Oh goodness. I’ve been putting off writing this post. It has been a tough week almost two weeks. Back Story Remember when we had our disaster hospital stay back in November? That visit (mostly just that sleep study night) was horrible for Lydia. And it did a number on me. I came home feeling defeated. …
This was the fastest year of my life! Time really does go by quicker and quicker and I am trying my best to savor all of the moments. Mark was working on New Years Eve and so it was just me and the kidlets. And we are definitely to a stage in life where I …
Promptings of the Spirit by Elder Gary E. Stevenson was so timely for me. I revisited this message when I was in the thick of Christmas preparations. I was up late night after night trying to finish scrapbooks for my kids. It is a project of love and I am so grateful for them (and …
Time for a Jacob Appreciation Post! We are on the doorstep of a completely new chapter in Jacob’s young life and I am so excited for it! He is growing up and it is such a beautiful thing to see. I have been reflecting extra on Jacob lately. In the next couple weeks, Jacob will …
“During this Christmas season, and throughout the year, I pray that we will remember the Generous One – our God, our Father, our beloved Shepherd and Counselor. For He is the Gift-Giver! He is the Generous One!…He endows us with gifts so sublime and precious that they exceed out ability to fully comprehend and even …