by Anne | Mar 23, 2015 | Seeking Joy
Here is my conversation with John on the way to church this morning. John: Mom, I noticed something about Jesus. Mom: Oh yeah, what did you notice? John: I noticed that you can’t see him but you can feel him in your heart. Mom: That’s right. How does...
by Anne | Feb 3, 2015 | Seeking Faith, Seeking Joy
I recently got a new phone number. I’ve had the same number for about 10 years when I came home from my mission. I only lived in Arizona for a few months but have held on to the number ever since because it always seem like such a hassle to change it. However,...
by Anne | Dec 11, 2014 | Seeking Joy
We’ve been doing a little advent scripture chain each day. A couple of days ago, we were reading about Joseph and Mary needing to go to Bethlehem. In discussing it, we talked about how she rode on a donkey. Clearly confused about this method of...
by Anne | Nov 23, 2014 | Seeking Family, Seeking Heaven, Seeking Joy
I was thinking the other day about how we love God because he first loved us. I thought about how, as parents, we first love our own children. My friend, Lyndsay, has a multitude of great posts about motherhood but this one came to mind in regards to this topic. I...
by Anne | May 11, 2014 | Seeking Heaven, Seeking Joy
Tonight, The Lion was hiking across the house while carrying a pile of clothes. He would bring them to Doug, then back to me and over and over again. Every once in a while I would hand him one more thing to see how he managed. It is quite...
by Anne | May 6, 2014 | Seeking Joy
If you had asked me 24 hours ago if I had ever been a bully, I would have said, “No,” with a firm conviction that I had not. However, my answer has changed in the past 24 hours. Thanks to my lengthy commute home from work late at night, I have...