• Personal,  Why I Believe

    Mad World

    We’ve had some unprecedented events lately. L’s middle school made national news from a student walkout protesting furries, then being targeted with bomb threats (hoaxes) nearly every day this week. The one day…

  • Adventures

    Manti Temple Open House

    The Manti Temple has been under renovation from October 2021 through March 2024; several years we have waited to return to this beautiful place where Jer and I were married back in 2009.…

  • Personal

    Kat’s 10 Ways to Survive Winter

    Winter is here again! Is this becoming a yearly tradition of coming up with ways to beat S.A.D.? See previous years here and here. Usually when I think of “surviving winter” I’m thinking…

  • Personal

    Easter Talks + Pizza

    Jer, our daughter L, and I gave talks in Sacrament meeting on “the meaning and blessings of Easter”. I really enjoyed listening to what they had to share with everyone. L even wrote…

  • Personal

    Tears in Heaven: Baby Gavin

    This song has been playing in my heart every time I think of this sweet angel called home to heaven. Would you know my name?If I saw you in heavenWould it be the…

  • Kids,  Personal

    Lily’s First Temple Trip

    “I love to see the temple, I’m going there someday…” Our first time with L at the Payson Temple was over seven years ago when they had just completed building, and invited the…

  • Personal

    Help Me Overcome

    Every week in church, someone has mentioned dealing with anxiety—or maybe my ears perk up and catch it more often. One woman gave a talk about how she had her whole life planned,…