by Anne | Dec 18, 2018 | Seeking Faith
There are two paintings on the walls outside the doors of the Celestial Room in the Meridian Temple. As you look to the Celestial Room, the picture on the left is of Mary beside Joseph as he knocks on the closed door of the (full) inn. The picture on the right is of...
by Anne | Dec 12, 2018 | Seeking Faith
A few years ago, we discovered that our son, John, felt the wise men needed to up their transportation game and we took the above picture to document it. Around that same time, we were reading about Joseph and Mary needing to go to Bethlehem. We talked about how...
by Anne | May 9, 2018 | Seeking Faith
Do you remember how our family’s August was a bit crazy last year? You don’t? Well, here’s a quick, bullet-pointed recap. In May 2017, I had started working full time and it was difficult for my kids. I prayed about what to do and got the answer to put in my notice at...
by Anne | Aug 1, 2017 | Seeking Faith, Seeking Strength
I posted these pictures on Instagram about a week and a half ago but wanted to include them here as well. My 6 year old wrote “August” on our calendar because he knows that I am a bit OCD about filling in the new week as soon as one has completed. Our...
by Anne | Aug 1, 2017 | Seeking Faith, Seeking Strength
Sometimes we “want” a nice car and all we get is what we “need” – an old Beetle that gets us from Point A to Point B. (How about that – The Stones and The Beatles in the same post?) I find myself telling my kids these lyrics...
by Anne | Jul 10, 2017 | Seeking Faith, Seeking Strength
A few weekends ago, we had the opportunity to watch the Idaho Falls Temple Rededication. As I listened to the dedicatory prayer – and the details included – I thought about my own prayers. I’d been thinking recently that I needed to give more thought to my prayers...
