Sunday, November 26, 2017

The Covenants We Make

Whew!  It's been quite a week.  I hope you all enjoyed your Turkey Day.  Our week was all about making and keeping sacred covenants.  From renewing our temple recommends to blessing...
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Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Our boon baby is here!

Hallelujah, we had our baby! Coy Boone Christensen joined our family on Monday, October 30th, 2017.  Just about everything about the labor was different from my others, but his actual entrance...
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Monday, October 23, 2017

Pregnancy Olympics FHE

For Family Home Evening tonight, we staged what we are calling the Pregnancy Olympics! I came up with the idea after seeing my kids stuffing pillows up their shirts yesterday pretending to be...
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Thursday, October 19, 2017

Reading the Book of Mormon Together as a Family (Round 3)

As you know, our family has been working hard to read the Book of Mormon together EVERY day as President Monson admonished in the previous General Conference. With our multiple moves and me being pregnant,...
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Friday, October 13, 2017

Turning 40 & Having a Baby Shower

I've got about two days left in my thirties, people!   My Instagram account handle is "In the Twinkling of an Eye" because, for me that's how fast life flies by, and I want to remind myself...
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Thursday, October 12, 2017

Is the Book of Mormon Written for Us?

Is the Book of Mormon written for us?  Did the prophets writing therein really see our day and our "doings?" As our family gets closer to our goal of finishing the Book of Mormon together...
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Monday, October 9, 2017

Columbus Day Quills

For so many years our kids have had Columbus Day off from school, so for so many years we've taken the opportunity to do some sort of Columbus Day-realted craft/activity together. Some of our...
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Sunday, October 8, 2017

The Magic Really Does Wear Off at Midnight

Do you ever have those moments where you feel like something magic is happening? Of course, magic isn't really the right word, but you just know you're getting help from somewhere...perhaps heavenly...
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Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Books to Prepare Toddlers for a New Baby

     I have recommended many books on this blog...so many that I'm sure I'd be hauling in the cash had I become an Amazon affiliate long ago, but I'm too much of a journalistic purist...
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Monday, October 2, 2017

Answers from #LDSConf

Despite being uber pregnant, having what feels like a displaced tailbone, and nurturing a sick toddler, this General Conference weekend went by faster and easier than any other I can remember. ...
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