I got to spend quite a bit of time with my favorite 2 year old over the past few months while I was in Utah helping after Braden was born, over Christmas break, for Jordan and Leo’s sealing, and for…
The 80/20 Rule || Decluttering Your Life
So…what is the 80/20 rule? Basically, the 80/20 rule means that 80% of your results come from 20% of your actions. This applies to not only what you do in life—or what you want to do in life, but to…
Why the Right Path is Always Uphill: Finding Gratitude in Life’s Challenges
This is not the post I planned for today, but it’s the one I feel prompted to write, and I’m hoping it will help someone else. I’ve been working on the main idea for a bit, and as part of…
#MonthJanuary Challenges
Back at the end of August, one of my favorite authors, Jon Acuff, issued what he called his #SeptemberJanuary Challenge, which after some thought and some discussion with myself, I decided to accept. My goal—my promise to myself—was to simply…
Finding Comfort in Tragedy: Re-evaluating Life’s Priorities After Loss
This is not the post I had planned for this week. That one’s ready to go, but I won’t hit “Publish” until next week. And this post is very hard for my momma heart to write, but I feel like…
My 2018 in Books
I love to read, and I have for as long as I can remember. I’m a book nerd. And I’m proud of it. I think I got this love of books from my parents, who have bookshelves upon bookshelves full…
How to Choose a Yearly Theme: A Simple Strategy for Consistent Goal Setting
Every Sunday morning, while I’m getting ready for church, I listen to a BYU-Idaho Devotional. These short talks really help me keep my focus off of the world that I live in 6 days a week and more on Sunday,…
My Favorite Christmas Traditions, Part 2: Sugar Cereal
In our family, we only have sugar cereal on birthdays and at Christmas. We don’t have anything against sugar cereals, in fact, I really love ones like Reese’s Puffs and Oreo O’s. But we found that when we did have…
My Favorite Christmas Traditions, Part 1: Our Christmas Eve Gifts
When I think of our family Christmas Eve traditions, they always bring a smile to my face: Gathering around the Christmas tree to read Luke 2 (including reenactments when the kids were little—I’m so excited for next Christmas when we’ll…
