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 …
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 …
We had our first taste of “normalcy” by leaving all the chaos to go to a town with power. It wasn’t completely normal because we don’t usually drive an hour away to go to a book store, get some more fresh groceries, and sit in a Chick-fil-a for two hours to enjoy the peace and …
Though some of our lessons of preparedness were learned as we went on, I’m going to use the third day to share what we learned. I was panicked. Especially Saturday morning. I woke up with dread in my heart because though we had plenty of food, most of it was going to go bad that …
Full disclosure, some of this was written on my Facebook page already and this will be a long post. But it’s for my records, so read it or don’t 😉 Day 1 When hurricanes hit the southeastern coast, we usually prepare ourselves, but not in the way you’d think. We make sure that we have …
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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 …
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 …
President Nelson turned 100 yesterday. I was able to listen to half of the celebrations and was touched by the number of well-wishers that weren’t members of our faith. The celebration included some fantastic musical numbers- a perfect tribute to someone who has perfect pitch and is proficient on the piano and the organ. I …
We had a good, quick week. We had time with friends, completed lots of tasks around the house, and enjoyed each other’s company. Not much was different or new and overall a good week. I’m pretty wiped out for some reason, so I’m going to keep this short. But next week will be what I’ve …
Harvey went back to school on Monday. He was a lot more excited than I thought he’d be. So far he doesn’t give me a hard time about going and he is very happy (but also very tired) when I pick him up. Despite being tired, he still refuses to nap so we just hang …