Happy Halloween

Halloween was a blast. The majority of us went with the Durrants (as normal). We had a good time walking the neighborhood with them. Last year, we couldn’t keep up with the boys. This year, we couldn’t keep up with those two little girls! Harvey got a bucket full of candy and said, “I’m done. …

Life Post Helene

While somethings have gone back to normal life– school is back in session where attendance actually counts, dance lessons are in full swing, sports are back to games and practicing, grocery stores are starting to normalize, etc.– some things are still off and sometimes a bit overwhelming. Andy has been out helping cut down trees …

Food Preparedness

Often times in natural disasters– even if you don’t lose power and water, finding fresh foods in the grocery stores can be tricky. During Hurricane Harvey’s recovery, I remember crying when we saw restaurants opening back up, because it meant food was more readily available. Between people panicking and buying all there is, stores losing …

Crap happens

I ended up getting sick Tuesday evening and waking up Wednesday feeling even worse. In some ways I was grateful I had a cold because it explained the weird things that had been happening to me during the previous week. My left eye started twitching (and still is) and I had joint pain on nearly …

Working Title

We are all a working title in our lives. This week in Come Follow Me, we are reminded to listen to the counsel of the Prophets. President Nelson’s talks have still been ruminating in my mind, specifically about the instruction on Pride and humility. I know that humility is the opposite of pride, that when …