speaking of positive affirmations
doesn’t it always seem like the day after you recommit to doing a certain thing better… that certain thing becomes extra hard. either Heavenly Father wants to see if we are really committed to...
View Article6 LITTLE words make a big difference
I finally hung this message up on the fridge. I’m hoping the kids will catch the vision & start asking this more often. It’s a great principle of service & going the extra mile if we can all do...
View Articlea small success
Yesterday I was complaining to Jimmy, upon his return home, that the older kids don’t seem to get any of their work done unless mom is breathing down their neck. And because I took a nap, I woke to...
View ArticleBelieve in yourself
This one made me laugh. Why is it that we always think everyone else is amazing but don’t recognize the good we do? It’s so true of so many women. We were reading Matthew 4 last night as a fam. The...
View Articleattempting to be resourceful
I often choke at the price of laundry detergent. I have this dream that all my clothes will be perfectly clean and will smell like Tide forever. But… I don’t buy Tide … and my laundry doesn’t smell...
View ArticleHome Organization
I really want to do this… Jimmy might chuckle. I feel hopeful. I need a plan. I reorganize the closets here and there (once a year or so – cough!). But we have a great need to declutter … and find a...
View Articleprogress … and trust
2 thoughts from today. Progress: I took a nap this morning. I kinda felt bad… but not. I told myself it was going to help rejuvenate myself to take care of my family the rest of the day. And ya know –...
View ArticleA Goober Week
I was such a nincompoop this week. Seriously. I was feeling so selfish. I didn’t want to do what I HAD to do. I only wanted to do what I WANTED to do. Lousy. I wanted to be 2 people… one who would have...
View ArticleGaining a real testimony of WORK.
A few weeks ago I was weary (ok – I’m always weary)… and I asked Jimmy if he ever tires of work. “No” uhhh, you don’t? Do you ever get tired? “Yes” But not of work? “Nope.” “If you don’t like work,...
View Articlemy thoughts at 6:36 a.m.
i keep telling myself this. over and over. i also keep reminding myself to DO this. i have a bazillion projects i want to do… all good… but i don’t have the time, energy, or uhhh … time. I have a lot...
View ArticleAnalysis of Favorite Meals
I am married to an analytic thinker. When I ask him what some of his favorite meals are, he starts a spreadsheet, lists common meals, and assigns a rating. I added my ratings and then we asked the 3...
View ArticleCanning
I never thought I’d can. Way too scary. I guess I was feeling brave… or at least adventurous.The past few years I’ve frozen fresh peaches. We figured out how to blanch and peel. Hannah is my helper...
View ArticleGrateful
The other day my sister shared a picture on instagram of some Gisele chick: a glamorous woman breastfeeding a baby, with 2 stylists fixing her hair. At the same time, she was receiving a manicure … all...
View ArticleSparkling Throne – Messy Child
Today’s adventure was thus: Toilet scour day… major deal here. Took the toilet seat off & all. Nearly barfed many times from the grodyness of it. (My poor pregnancy gag reflex is the most...
View ArticleA Mother’s Work … {is never done}
Jimmy took all the kids to Seven Peaks so I could stay home and ‘rest.’ Very nice. Hannah asked if I wanted her to stay home and help. I reassured her that I enjoyed having some quiet alone time. So,...
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