Being their mother is my greatest joy. And Ben truly made my day with his decorations and love notes.
Mother’s Day
Right Before Our Eyes
Elder Ronald A. Rasband shared a message about hastening. It’s such a great word that we read often in the Doctrine and Covenants but maybe it loses a little bit of its punch. Elder Rasband reminds us that “Hastening is a word that matters. It suggests moving quickly, accelerating, and even urgency. In the grow …
Swimming
To add to the craziness of our April, I signed the big kids up for swimming lessons! This is one area I will freely admit I have dropped the ball in my mothering duties. But the kids loved swimming. I found this great homeschool program so it was during the morning and they were all …
Journal // April 2025
Our every day April moments 🌈 Pneumonia Part 1 Our April was FULL of sickness. It started right at the beginning with Ben. We thought it was just a bad cold but then it ended up being walking pneumonia. Read all about it HERE. Cross Stitching I love cross stitching. I don’t do it as …
Cross Country
This spring has been FAR busier than our normal and I honestly don’t know how we have navigated it all – especially with our fair share of sickness. But Jacob and Sarah wanted to try a new activity – CROSS COUNTRY! It was so fun! This was the first time Jacob has done something athletic …
Easter
We had a quiet Easter in our home this year. I had all of these grand plans to make it extra special and then pneumonia hit us as well as some other things so it turned out to be a quiet sort of time. After our COVID Christmas, followed by our pneumonia Easter, I am …
Pneumonia
We have had a hard couple of weeks. About two and a half weeks ago, Ben came home from a friend’s home not feeling well. The next day he had a mild fever but was overall not feeling too bad. So he took it easy for a few days. He had a mild fever for …
Confidence in the Presence of God
General Conference We had a wonderfully peaceful General Conference weekend where we were able to hear from our Prophet, Apostles, and other leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ again. I am so grateful to live in a time of restoration and revelation. As always, the messages and testimonies were focused on our Savior, Jesus …
Journal // March 2025
Our every day March moments 🍀 Ice Skating Winter Bucket List ✔️ We had a great afternoon at the ice rink! The kids get better and better and more and more confident and it is so fun to watch them! Colorado Avalanche Winter Bucket List ✔️ Mark and the bigs had a night on the …
Mini Monkeys
Ben has really wanted to explore all the different options for “fun” he can do at our local rec center. When the time came to sign up for spring soccer he wasn’t very interested and wanted to try something new. So we went over the list of options and he was SO EXCITED about rock …