Day #3 - Pay attention to the Positive I've found there is this law of 'intention' in my life and the lives of those around me. What I pay attention to grows, gets better, flourishes. Likewise what I forget about, neglect, or turn my back to - well... atrophy. Like what happens to a garden when you neglect it: (I would know, been there done that...) weeds grow like crazy and one is left Continue Reading
Day#2 to Celebrate and Strengthen Your Marriage!! (& Family)
Day #2 - Make Time to Talk Easy right?? That's what I thought sitting with my handsome fiance in the office of the stake president who was giving us advice to follow for the rest of our married lives. He described the different levels of communication: how's the weather? plans feelings needs He suggested that we get to levels 3 & 4 of communicating everyday and spend at least Continue Reading
20 Days to Strengthen and Celebrate Your Marriage (& Family)!!
Good Morning!! It is an exquisitely beautiful one here!! I woke up to a kiss from my Love and the sun streaming through the trees into our home!! The best part is that he said: "Happy 20th!" with the biggest smile ever! No, I am not 20, much older and happier than that- WE are 20!!! Shocking, but true. ;-) Our wedding day still seems so fresh to me! Even first meeting Mike and counting him Continue Reading
Life-changing Weekend!!!
It all began at the very end of our 40 days... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOXxQxmgl18 This is our own personal-experience nickname for the time period before each stake conference over which my husband presides here in our area of PA. It is a time period that is always extraordinarily FULL!!-So full of trials, expectations, challenges, demands but most of all many, many blessings that Continue Reading
Annual Hoffman Sister Sleepover
http://youtu.be/Enc0pCBlPpg The Sisters' Sleepover is an annual event in our home!! Emily and Anna, our first set of twins and oldest of the nine sisters, started this event several years ago. I hope this slumber party tradition will last well into their adulthood!!! Celebrate Sisterz in YOUR family today!!!!! What traditions do you hold to keep your siblings close? What traditions could Continue Reading
Too Close for Comfort!
"When it rains, it pours" right? We had our wheel fly off the Excursion on the freeway a couple weeks ago. Last week at horse-riding lessons Emily's horse tossed her head and stopped short in such a way that Emily was thrown over the top of the horse. All the girls watching her were terrified for they saw her do a half flip in the air and land on her neck. They were sure she'd be Continue Reading
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