As I look back over the past year, I wanted to share some of the little things (and a few big ones!) that have brought extra light, comfort, or just plain convenience to my days. These aren’t necessarily life-changing in the dramatic sense, but each one has genuinely made my everyday routines smoother or a […]
Year’s Top Picks: My Life-Saving Favorite Things Read More »
Let’s be honest—marriage takes work, especially when it comes to communication. Over the years, I’ve discovered some simple yet powerful tools that have transformed the way my husband Rob and I connect. I recommend these tools to my friends, my clients, and yes, I use them myself! If you’ve ever felt a little conflict-avoidant (like
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I know the power of affirmations, indeed today I was planning on just reposting my awesome snow affirmation podcast, but then realized I needed to share some holiday affirmations to go along with it. So I am going to start with the holiday affirmations I have gathered and then will repost my snow affirmation podcast
Affirmations to Help This Holiday to be The Best Yet! Read More »
We decided last minute to do a Church History Tour before Bryson left for his mission. He wanted to go on a tour with friends and it was going to cost almost $3000. We said no to that option, as he was already doing some other traveling and that is a lot of money for
Church History Driving Tour: Palmyra to Carthage Read More »
Yep…. This is where the 1/24/50/24/1 comes in handy. Though sometimes it really can be 50/50 or 99/1… each day is different. It is so interesting, because in reflecting on my life most of my days that have been the scariest and best days have all be about Devon. The day he was born The
Can you have a best and worst day on the same day? Read More »
A new point of view of the Stripling Warriors. Throughout the battles in which the young stripling warriors fought, many of their number were wounded, but not one of them was ever killed because, although “they never had fought, yet they did not fear death; and they did think more upon the liberty of their
Did They See Their Mother’s Pray? Read More »
Do you find it challenging to monitor your child’s phone? I will be honest when my older boys were younger, I would maybe check their phones every other week and it was so time consuming and mind numbing too! Then I discovered Bark. This is an AMAZING app that monitors your child’s Then I get
The best tool to monitor your child’s thousands of texts without drowning Read More »
I was spinning in the ideas of: It was so stressful. I was honestly stuck in this, I don’t know how to do this! energy And it made me feel Confused and worried. While coaching with my friend that is when I realized I thought there was a right way to do it. Before
A Much Better Thought than “I Don’t Know How to Do This!” Read More »
Ahh, being the parent of a fiercely independent 18 year old. I love it, so many opportunities for growth. So many opportunities to try and let go of control, while also recognizing there are certain things I do still have stewardship over and have to set certain boundaries. However achieving the balance in that is
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One night I had some friends over at my house. We were having a great time. My teenager came home, said hi to everyone and I thought nothing of it. A day later one of my friends called and said she had to tell me something. She sounded hesitant but said she had prayed about it and knew
Drug Testing my Teenage Son AKA Another fun day at my house. Read More »