Calming Storms

Calming Storms

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...
Finding Home

Finding Home

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,...
Miracles & Transportation

Miracles & Transportation

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...

God First Loved Us

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...

Trials and Obstacle Courses

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...

Try to Show Kindness in ALL that You Do

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...