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RTW: In Training

I have some espalier apple trees in our yard. Espaliered trees have been pruned and trained to grow into a specific shape. There are many varying patterns that espalier trees have been fashioned into....

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RWM: Miracles on Maple Hill

Just today I was thinking that one of the lessons I learned from getting quite sick nearly 7 years ago was that for mothers, there is only one person who is in charge of taking care of mother, when it...

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Mmmm…: 7 years ago…

Seven years ago I was doing the same thing I am right now: sitting in my room, reveling in a chance to write without distraction while Lane rallies the children in making my birthday breakfast....

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Are we there yet? The labor of going back-to-school

Transitions always bring blessings and challenges. Getting a family back-to-school is a major transition, and I know from my own feelings and from speaking with a number of moms this week (our third...

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Mmmm: Celebrating 100 Posts

Just wanted to celebrate having just written my 100th post when I just blogged about depression and general conference. Hooray! It was exactly a year ago that I started blogging in earnest after quite...

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RWM: My Monster Mama

  My Monster Mama loves me so, Let me tell you how I know. I was sitting in the BYU ballroom at a dinner this month, watching a “Family Home Evening” given by President and Sister Samuelson and one of...

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Psst! Have children

I spent nearly 10 days with this beautiful couple recently. On December 20, we packed up the car nearly to capacity with suitcases, instruments, and people, and drove off to spend Christmas with...

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SOS: Each child

One of my favorite parts of motherhood is getting to enjoy each of my children’s personalities and their individual senses of humor. This morning I was getting ready when I wanted to go share...

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SOS: Children are consummately precious

Lane and I went to see the movie “Heaven Is Real” this weekend. On the way home, the one thought that was on my mind was this phrase from a talk President Packer gave 12 years ago that I have always...

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Psst! Messages of light

I walked in from an orchestra rehearsal this morning to get started on cleaning up my kitchen. I went online and turned on the Mormon Channel radio livestream. As I began emptying the dishwasher, I...

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RTW: In Training

I have some espalier apple trees in our yard. Espaliered trees have been pruned and trained to grow into a specific shape. There are many varying patterns that espalier trees have been fashioned into....

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RWM: Miracles on Maple Hill

Just today I was thinking that one of the lessons I learned from getting quite sick nearly 7 years ago was that for mothers, there is only one person who is in charge of taking care of mother, when it...

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Swiftly flow the years

…And the hours, days, and weeks! Like an inner tube ride down the river. With something happening in each child’s life each day and then cumulatively in the family, I am always thinking of what I’d...

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How Do You It?

This is me as a little girl. I have always loved to learn and create, as far as I can remember. So when I got the chance to begin creating my own family with my husband, Lane, the question I kept...

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#itwasmom

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What kind of mom do I need to be for this child?

Here’s another reason I love being a member of my church: videos like this one that show real people who really want to love and follow God and are committed to it, even when they don’t have all the...

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Encouragement File

Today I’m cleaning out my office (day 3), which includes going through and getting rid of a lot of old papers, files, and stuff. NOT my favorite job, but sometimes fun in the process! One thing I’m...

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What I regret, and what I don’t

We’ve had so many changes in our family recently: Sarah graduating from college, Nate marrying Hunter, Julia receiving her mission call, Sarah leaving for graduate school, and the other four children...

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Great Quotes: “The single most important skill that can be acquired in this...

I was looking for this quote today and found it! Hooray! “A good woman knows that she does not have enough time, energy, or opportunity to take care of all of the people or do all of the worthy things...

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Baking Wednesdays

After general conference, I had an “ah ha” moment: the thing that really matters most to me is being a homemaker. During the coronavirus, I have truly loved having my children around. I have loved...

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