Finding The Good
Ten years ago, I walked into a church building in Arkansas not knowing a single person and feeling very alone. We had uprooted our little family for the sixth time, and I felt very unsure of myself knowing every friend I had was now 1,452 miles away. Within a few seconds, a woman 30 years my senior sat down next… Read More
Hi blissful friends! I hope you are enjoying September and finding something positive in each day. I have another free printable for you. This time it’s all about butterflies. Why butterflies, you may ask? Well, I’m a leader over some the youth in our church. Currently I am in charge of what we call the Miamaids which are the 14… Read More
I call it The Neverland Syndrome. It’s a condition I suffer from on every child’s birthday, every big milestone, and at every goodbye. I don’t want things to change. I don’t want my children to grow up. Why can’t we just stay the same forever and always? I remember when my Sweet Tween just… Read More
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April’s General Conference was quite the whirlwind. We sustained a new prophet, began our new introduction to “ministering,” and of course, received modern revelation to comfort and guide us for the future. For those less familiar with LDS events, General Conference happens twice a year. It’s a weekend when normal Mormon church meetings are cancelled to allow everyone to tune… Read More
As you know if you’ve been following me on Instagram or Facebook, we are in the middle of a huge kitchen remodel that my husband and I are doing almost completely ourselves (except for 1 or 2 parts). Talk about a DIY project! I’m not really sure what it is about My Man and I that makes us want to… Read More
Friends! I know many of you out there are just like me trying to figuring out to get through this life raising children while still enjoying marriage. It’s hard. I get it. And for many of you life is made harder by the jobs we have or the professions we choose. Certain professions come with difficult circumstances–like police officers for… Read More
Sometimes God gives us magical days. A day that everything seems to fall into place. A day that anger is forgotten. A day that extra hugs are given and time is frozen. It’s a day that is remembered. Those are the magical days. They don’t happen all the time, but I believe they happen to everyone. And sometimes it’s just… Read More
I’ve been thinking about happy families lately. It’s September, it’s a new school year. My kidlets are growing up and I sometimes feel like I’m grasping at straws to keep us all together–to figure out the uncharted territory of teens and the new problems we face. Having a connected family is extremely important to me. I’m one of those that… Read More
When we think of the beach, we always picture a calm, sunny paradise, relaxing waves, and people lounging under big beach umbrellas. The beach is awesome and I know many of you are thinking of heading there very soon! And I hope you have a glorious time. BUT THE BEACH IS DANGEROUS TOO. Today I’m sharing our scary experience with… Read More
If you could only say one last thing to your family in 25 words or less, what would you say? I recently heard an address given by Rosemary M. Wixom. She is a wise woman who was the President of the worldwide children’s organization for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In the address, she told a true… Read More
“I’m sorry.” It takes a lot just to say those two little words. When you’ve wronged someone, it is so hard to admit that you hurt them and that you want to make it better. It can be a little awkward too, to break the ice and actually say what you need to. Which is why I have come up… Read More