Life is a miracle! A wonder! Great Joy! Here’s our 7 little Grand-babies and 2 of our little Grandnieces to show you that!! (age 2 & under) You may not remember this... but you are LOVED. You are a MIRACLE! You are a WONDER!! And you are NEEDED!! You can add soooo much light and love to the world around you, if you will just remember & rejoice in the gift of life daily! I am Continue Reading
Rejoicing in the Gift of Family this Thanksgiving Season!- and Always
I remember coming out of my daughter’s 6th grade graduation when we lived in the small town of Mapleton, Utah. The audience had been asked to wait outside for their children, who would pick up their items then come to the grass near the refreshment tables. I looked across the vast lawn to find it covered with family groups. It was a beautiful scene I will never forget. I saw Continue Reading
The 11th Challenge to changing (and Celebrating!) your Marriage for Good
Day #11 - LOVE YOUR HONEY MORE THAN MONEY!!! Of course!! We ALL LOVE our spouses more than MONEY!!!!! Unheard of to think otherwise??? But do our actions SHOW this?? I recently read that fights about money are most likely to lead to divorce and that money is the #1 named cause of divorce in our country. From the July 23rd, 2013 issue of the Deseret News: The study, "Examining the 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
Tender Mercies in Trouble
We took another summer road trip last week! This time we were headed to D.C.. We were excited to meet my cousin and my sister and her children there for a 'kid swap'. (Summer tradition where you trade children for a few days :-). Our cousin would be taking my 3 older girls and my sister's oldest daughter for a fun time in D.C. where she lives and is currently completing a secondary degree at Continue Reading