Four Years

Aaron and I celebrated our fourth anniversary on May 7th.  It happens to also be 3 days before Mother's Day.  The two most treasured titles I will ever hold are that of "Wife" and "Mother".  These are also two of the most difficult titles I have ever held, but definitely the most worthwhile.   Like I mentioned in my last post, there are many days where I feel like I am failing...

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There are so many days when I feel like I am failing my family--days like today. Today, like many days I awoke feeling sleep deprived, depressed, and overwhelmed.  I forced myself to get up anyway.  I made Aaron a green smoothie for breakfast before he left for work.  He didn't have any jeans clean that fit him, so I assured him that I would have some clean for him by lunch time....

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Squish is two!

When I think of my sweet little Hyrum, so many emotions come to mind.  I can't even begin to count the ways that he has blessed my life.  He has made me realize that I still have so much to learn about being a mom; about life in general, really. It's incredible how intelligent he is.  I love watching him learn his way around this world.  He LOVES his books and picks up so many...

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Where Can I Turn For Peace/ Be Still My Soul

Lately, in the news and in social media there have been articles and posts embedded with fear. I admit that there have been times that I too have felt fear.  It's easy to feel fear when you know that you are responsible to protect your family in a world so full of uncertainty. I have been taught to study from the best books, sources, and from the best people.  I am able to feel  peace...

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"live in thanksgiving daily, for the many mercies and blessings which he doth bestow upon you."

I wish I could say that I am always a happy person.  That would be a lie, and I guess for most people it would be.  I admire those who are good at being happy.  There have been times in my life when I have struggled immensely with anxiety and depression.  Often those periods can be credited to what Elder Holland says to be "depletion depression".  I am not very good at saying...

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"He loves you today with a full understanding of your struggles."-- Pres. Uchdorf

The women in my family (on Aaron's side)  decided to do a "Facebook fast" for the two weeks prior to conference.  We also took turns choosing conference talks to watch and discuss.  I didn't realize how much time I was spending on Facebook and how it affected my life until I went...

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Summer 2014-- So far...

This rabbit lives on  the Stadium Way property.  Hyrum LOVES to chase it around.  I found this table on the cedar city blog shop.  He loves it! We stopped in scipio to get gas and went through this free petting zoo.  Aaron read Hyrum his "Dear Zoo" book  while...

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