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So yeah, they’re the same old strands – outlining houses and dotting trees – but to me, these lined bulbs that shine year after year are significant. They embody the light of Christ. Some [...]

The first times our children went to the Portland Temple’s Visitors’ Center, they walked in and froze. Seeing the Christus statue with His outstretched arms, they hushed their mouths and halted [...]

“Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch [...]

I still can’t believe it happened … I spoke at BYU Women’s Conference this year. What a soul-stretching, surprise blessing! The topic and invitation came by mail in early January, and by the end [...]

  The world is looking more colorful right about now. Blossoms and blooms in their vivacious variety are raising up and giving glory to God. They seem to escape from the dirt and darkness to [...]

There’s something charming about Matryoshka dolls. They’re classic, simple and represent personal memories as well as countries’ cultures. My aunt gifted us blank Matryoshka dolls for Christmas, [...]

*The following italicized text is an excerpt from my new book, Everyday MOMents: Discovering Christ in the Details of Motherhood. It’s time to do laundry … again. I’m folding the most recent load [...]

Everyday MOMents is officially available for purchase! It’s sweet and surreal, and I’m delighted to share the book with you! During the writing process, I felt as if Heavenly Father had me write [...]

People ask how Everyday MOMents came to be …. So here’s the book’s backstory. I’m glad I wrote it down, so I can slip it in my journal. Thanks for reading! In 2005, I left a full-time [...]

  It’s raining cats and dogs here … and the dog is feeling it. Milo, our normally fluffy and spunky golden doodle pup returned looking like a drenched and depressed little mutt after his walk in [...]