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 the wind and rain. Doesn’t he look pathetic? Those eyes … that hair … I can totally relate to […]

Munching on bananas at breakfast, my class of homeschool students and I discuss what educational topics we may want to dive into next. I read out loud D&C 88:78-80 to spur ideas: “Teach  ye diligently and my grace shall attend you, that you may be instructed more perfectly … of things both [...]

  I grew up as a committed Catholic, attending parochial school in my early elementary years and remaining active right up until my conversion to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I love the Catholic people; and my religious roots brought me on the path to Him. This [...]

Five on the bed; where one pajama ends the next begins. It’s a lazy Sunday morning {gotta love the afternoon church schedule}, and we’re nuzzling as long as possible – delaying the inevitable roll from warm blankets to cold floors.  Our little ones squirm and wrestle, using their full body [...]

When I first saw Katie m. Berggren’s work on Pinterest a few years ago, I instantly dreamed of her art on the cover of my still-not-finished book. With excitement, I went to her site to see more … and, oh how the butterflies in my tummy flew rapidly as I read her tagline: …could this moment be [...]

Handwritten on the front of the envelope it read, “Personal.” I looked at the left corner to see who it was from: BYU Women’s Conference … and I knew. That feeling filled my gut. I tore open the envelope and read that I’d been invited to be a presenter at the 2016 BYU Women’s Conference […]

Our Sunday School teacher gripped my attention when he claimed books as one of the greatest inventions of all times. I’ve heard other answers before, including the printing press, the wheel and the gasoline automotive … but never books. His reasoning? Books are still the most enduring, durable [...]

We arrive at the hospital when it’s dark … and we leave when it’s dark. And from arrival to departure we feel and see dark weight and worry. The weight and worry stands in elevators, sits in waiting room, and holds hands of loved ones in wheelchairs or hospital beds. We’re noticing the same [...]

Teeth brushed, PJs on, scriptures read, bathroom visited, prayers said … and yet all I hear are games. The “hold your breath because the carpet is water” kind of games; the “how fast can you run and touch the wall?” games; the rowdy “rock-paper-scissors, not it!” games. Oh, and laughter. Lots [...]

We all know the age-old adage, “Don’t judge a book by its cover” … but statistics show that readers indeed do make decisions about which books to read based on the cover image. That’s why I’m thrilled that the cover for Everyday MOMents turned out so beautifully! And I get to share it with you [...]