Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Teaching Principles

This little boy turned three months old yesterday!  Can you believe it?  I can and I can't.  Time is a strange thing!  Coy Boone is doing great!  He is a lot of fun, happy,...
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Monday, January 29, 2018

Counting the Days Until Spring

We've got a love of paper chains over here that's been going on for years.  Whenever we need motivation or a countdown to something, I usually make a paper chain. The other day, I was feeling...
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Thursday, January 25, 2018

Cultivating a Still Small Voice in Our Home

This week, we started a little motivational program to get our family to use softer voices and to be more patient with one another.  I have been noticing that my 5-year old in particular...
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Monday, January 22, 2018

Learning About President Nelson FHE

I've just got to say, I love FHE.   I didn't even realize that I did until recently.   I realized it because I noticed how much my children anticipate spending this crucial...
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Sunday, January 21, 2018

The Covenant Path

We experienced a spiritual milestone on the covenant path yesterday as we participated with our son Guy by doing baptisms in the temple for the first time. As with all temple service, it took...
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Tuesday, January 16, 2018

To Know, Know, Know Him...

We're getting lots of snow over here in Western Pennsylvania, so part of my efforts to cultivate a feeling of #hygge today was to watch the snowfall, while holding my baby, and listening to the announcement...
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Monday, January 15, 2018

A Little Child Shall Lead Them

I had a proud Mama moment last week when a friend of mine told me that my 5-year old daughter has been sharing gospel truths with her during their rides in the car to preschool each day.   Our...
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Sunday, January 14, 2018

On my honor, I will TRY...and keep trying...

This has been my view for the last nearly 11 weeks, so can you blame me for not wanting to put him aside to hold a boring old computer? What a blessing it has been to hold him, to experience his...
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