I THOUGHT I knew the story of Easter pretty well… I’d learned about my Savior’s suffering, and resurrection since I was a child. I have imagined it many times.. I have read the story in the bible MANY times over I THOUGHT I knew the Characters in the story. I had studied them. I had...
Hosanna : An expression of adoration, praise, or joy A spontaneous shout proclaiming God’s goodness! There have definitely been moments in my life where the praise, love, and soul consuming gratitude has come out of my mouth in a way that I spontaneously “shouted” to God. The day I brought my last baby earth side....
I don’t want (them) to miss a thing. I’m with your daughter more everyday than YOU are! She said it with a smile. She said it out of LOVE for my daughter. She said it because she TRULY enjoyed having my daughter in class. But in that moment, my mama heart shattered. It was true....
As soon as I became a mom, I quickly began to create a list of BIG AMAZING ADVENTURES I wanted to take my children on. You know, swimming with dolphins, hiking through the jungle, jumping off waterfalls, kind of BIG adventures. I dreamed of flying across the world to climb the Great Wall of China,...
Dear Kids : I hope you’ll always know you can come home to Mom for a warm meal and a hug.Today I asked my kids what they wanted for dinner.Orange chicken (yep frozen from Costco) or homemade stew??In UNISON : “Stew mom!!! Make the stew and biscuits!”So I started browning the meat. My oldest son...
Dear Kids : sometimes your mom has no idea what the right thing is to do, and I am not always right. I’m also 100% ok that you know that.……. Shocker. I don’t have all the parenting answers. Nope. 14 years in, still don’t. In fact, I think that was the biggest shock as a...
I was SO worried that being the 6th child and the only one NOT going to be breastfed for at least 6 months, somehow she’d FEEL less loved? Or that I would feel LESS bonded to her? Or that somehow her babyhood would be less magical ? I was honestly devestated when I realized breastfeeding...