It has been raining the last two days here in Indiana, so when a huge downpour began an hour before we were set to take the Hughes’ pictures they offered a sweet prayer asking for the rain to stop. When I joined them an hour later, the sky had cleared and the sun was…
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Emily’s First Birthday – Part 2
My family arrived mid-morning on Saturday, just as Emily woke up from her morning nap. We decided to start the present opening process while she was well rested and happy. She immediately grabbed the pacifier on the ribbon that we left in Utah and played with that for a long time. After showing her many…
Emily’s First Birthday – Part 1
Andrew and I decided that we would do all of the official celebrations for Emily’s birthday on Saturday when my family came into town and he wasn’t staying up until 3 am every day last week writing a paper. When we all woke up on Wednesday morning however, we couldn’t help singing happy birthday to…
12 Months Old
Dear Emily, Happy Birthday, my sweet girl. I am so excited to share this huge milestone with you. You are a regular part of our family now, and I can’t imagine life without you. The last few weeks your personality has begun to shine through even more and you get excited about everything. You form…
“The Living Christ” free printable
I’ve been struggling to find a better way to worship on Sunday during church. A wiggly almost one-year-old makes any hopes of pulling out my scriptures – paper or electronic – nearly impossible unless I want to share. Last Saturday while listening to the General Women’s Broadcast, I was touched by the example of Neill F. Marriott:…
My Heart is in Too Many Places
I’ve rewritten this post a half dozen times, and I think I’ve finally gotten to the root of the problem. My heart is in too many pieces, left in too many places. There are some wonderful things about having many homes among so many people spread far and wide. But sometimes it just leaves a…
Chicago Temple
On Saturday we had the opportunity to go to the Chicago Temple because some friends of ours offered to watch Emily. It was an all day event, with lots of preparation the night before to try and be ready for the journey. While initially I felt a little upset that it was so much work…
Happy Birthday Elder Moose
Today my brother Brian is celebrating his 19th birthday in the Missionary Training Center in Provo, UT. He entered the MTC last Wednesday to begin his service as a two year missionary in Cancun, Mexico. This hardworking, dedicated brother of mine is going to be a fantastic missionary. I’m proud of him and humbled by…