• Adventures

    Habits, Goals, and Happenings

    What’s been going on in my world lately? Life is full right now. Attending baptisms and baby showers, babysitting, L’s honors orchestra, caring for our sick/anxious dog, submitting taxes, working on budgets for…

  • Personal

    Dog Days of January

    This week it’s been a consistent early morning flurry getting the dog out to potty—1am, 2am, 5am. The poor dog seems to be having stress induced colitis again. I’m a walking zombie, and…

  • Personal

    6 Ideas to Get Through Winter 2024

    I’ve been trying to prepare myself to face another winter. Different than prior years (here, here, and here). There’s a bigger focus on the mind. #1. Emotional Resilience Class I have always enjoyed…

  • Kids

    Charlie’s Baptism

    My favorite part of having a Primary calling was experiencing Baptisms. It’s still such a special feeling seeing children so excited to make promises with God, and receiving the gift of the Holy…

  • Personal

    Family Photos & Bios 2024

    See the Year in Review here. About Our Family This Year This summer we enjoyed 2 big fun filled family reunions with loved ones (here and here). We had memorable camping trips, Yellowstone…

  • Adventures

    Christmas 2024

    Jer and I were both sick around Christmas, but he still cooked a very special Dutch oven dinner with bbq chicken and potatoes we had with salad and fruit punch. That man amazes…