Chris cut a tree down in our yard yesterday. It was quite a big project!
He fortunately had a chain saw to help him, but I kept thinking about how much harder it would have been (not to mention the huge amount of time added) to try and do it on his own, with a hand saw or an axe. It would definitely...
I've been thinking a lot lately about the New Testament story of Jesus and Peter walking on the water.
If you're not familiar with the story, I'll give you the quick version. After a big day of feeding 5,000 people with only 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish -- which took some serious miracle power, Jesu...
I'm immersed in a creative project right now that has been on my heart for over 5 years now.
I've chipped away at it little bits at a time, with some progress made but not much.
It sat dormant while other priorities flowed in (new baby, amazing but rigorous school program, global pandemic, helping t...
I had a very simple but important topic on my mind yesterday: showering.
Showering is something we do regularly (at least I hope so!), for the purpose of cleansing our bodies of any bacteria, oil, and dirt. It's also an opportunity to get rid of any unwanted hair and exfoliate our skin.
There are tim...
A friend of mine was telling me about an amazing tour of Radio City Music Hall she took during her last New York City trip. Her group got to go behind the scenes (literally) and see the whole place, including the costumes, Rockettes dance room, got to spend time on the actual stage, and did a meet-a...
I got to watch Chris do a fun thing yesterday! He randomly got the chance to fill in as a caddy for a friend-of-a-friend who's a professional golfer on the Senior PGA tour, and it was like watching a kid on Christmas. He had the best time.
And he was great at it! He did his homework to understand h...
One of my favorite stories in the scriptures is of a man who is instructed by God to build a ship to transport his family across the sea. This man had never built a ship, but he didn't use that as an excuse. His first question in response was, "Where should I go to find ore, to molten and build tool...
We had the most beautiful performance during church yesterday, from a singer whose voice seemed to escort my spirit to another realm. It was a gift.
I also enjoyed a visit from a friend I hadn't seen or really spoken with in over 5 years, but the instant she smiled and gave me a hug it felt like only...
Fog looks thick and mysterious when you first approach it. As you move forward a step at a time, your visibility is limited, but you can usually see at least a little way in front of you. And it turns out that's enough. A verse of a favorite hymn comes to mind when I think about this idea:
Lead, ...
In my "Motherhood Day" post, I promised you the rest of this story (to be read in your best Paul Harvey voice), so here goes.
As I wrote before, Mother's Day morning started with our 6-year old bursting into our room and announcing urgently:
"You GUYS. Something happened. You GOTTA come see this."
I ...
It's really easy to make decisions based on our backstory (who we were in the past). We have clear, often recent, evidence of what worked--or didn't work--for us and what we were capable of.
The problem with that, though, is there isn't room for much growth. Maybe we try to do a little better than w...
A few years ago, I went on a solo trip to a friend's wedding, where I got to stay at a home near the beach. The wedding was my main reason for travel, but I decided to also use the time as a sort of pilgrimage to understand more about my Heavenly Mother. I felt strongly connected to my Heavenly F...
