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“Fear not, little flock … do good.” – D&C 6:34 This scripture hangs in our downstairs bathroom, and brings smiles, comfort and “you-can-do-it” whisperings whenever I see it. I adore [...]

Sitting in sacrament meeting, smothered by two snuggly porcelain dolls and one wiggly wrecking ball, I attempt to focus on the sacrament ordinance. I try not to let my brain settle on little arms [...]

They had 80 acres to explore – free-range children all happy to the core. Armed with whistles and each other, they ran through the trees like wild, rehabilitated animals just released into their [...]

That “fight or flight” theory is real. I feel like I’ve been fighting and flying with fury for weeks … even my sleep is stressed – and there’s proof in the clenched fists that continue through [...]

We stepped through high grass, with our recent studies of Robin Hood in mind; grasping bows and arrows and a feeling of anticipation for adventure. The target: a cardboard box set up on two [...]

A while back, I spoke at a stake YW event designed just for Laurels, entitled, “Bloom where you’re planted.” To start the lesson {and to wake everyone up a bit}, I asked attendees to stand on one [...]

The more I learn, the more I realize I know nothing … and the more I clean, the more I realize my house is filthy. Filthy. I kinda wish I could hire someone with a stopwatch to follow me around [...]

Mothers’ Day … it can come with great pain for many. It also comes with great joy. And sometimes, it comes with a heavy dose of both.  Oh, how clearly I remember giving birth to my [...]

A colorful spectrum of stunning flowers lines the markets today – and will be placed in the tender hands of mothers tomorrow. Flowers came to Mothers’ Day back in 1907 when the holiday’s [...]

When my cousin Kristin walks into the room for a warm welcome, we instinctively lunge towards her belly. Of course, we were all thrilled to see her glowing face too … but that belly … that baby [...]