When we first walked into this home, we loved these arched windows in the front room. The way the light slants through in the afternoon, with long shadows from branches just outside, made me feel like I was in an old country chapel. I had no idea how true that would be; in COVID-19 confinement, this…… Continue reading The Chapel in Our Home
There’s some small part of me that thinks, “the Atonement of Jesus Christ is wonderful and beautiful and incomprehensible. But… wouldn’t it be even better if I never needed it in the first place?” Deep down, even if, objectively, I know it’s silly, my inner voice says this: “If I could just be good enough,…… Continue reading Why I Need the Atonement of Jesus Christ More Than I Realize
I have a baby due right at the start of the school year where we live, so I’m feeling the crunch lately to get stuff done BEFORE, just in case this ends up being a harder baby than I’m hoping ha! One of those fall things I always look forward to is General Conference. And…… Continue reading April 2019 General Conference Reading Challenge
Hey friends! It’s General Conference prep week! I’m really looking forward to it (also, rushing to finish reading all of last session’s talks in time, I wasn’t very proactive this time around! You can see my post on how I prepare personally and a printable for reading all the talks from last conference back here). But if you’re…… Continue reading General Conference Ideas for Families with Young Kids
I’ve shared my love of little family traditions many times, and this is one of them that has developed over the last few years: I love making orange rolls for LDS General Conference. (This is hardly unique ha, pretty much all of mormondom is making cinnamon rolls twice a year for conference!) Speaking of which: conference…… Continue reading Conference Morning Orange Rolls
Cartwheeling down the aisle 