How Hard Work Brought Us to Harry Potter!

How Hard Work Brought Us to Harry Potter!

Recently, I took my 11-year-old son to Universal Studios in Orlando. We hopped in our minivan and drove the 8 hours to Florida…just the two of us. Harry Potter World was calling our name and we intended to enjoy every minute of it. We had the best time. It was hard to...
While Pondering the Message of Christmas

While Pondering the Message of Christmas

My bishop pulled me into his office and asked me to speak about Mary the Sunday before Christmas to our congregation. He quoted a scripture that I am going to mention in a moment and as he did he got emotional. That struck me. I immediately felt humbled that he felt...
The Key to Making a Place a Home

The Key to Making a Place a Home

I don’t want my title to be misleading. This isn’t the magic answer to solving all of life’s problems. Although that would be nice :). Instead, I’d like to think of it a little differently. A key opens something and that’s it. What is on the other side is left...
9 Things I Learned from My Grandma

9 Things I Learned from My Grandma

Today is the day after Memorial Day. Two days ago, the day before our National Holiday, we received some news on our way to church. My husband’s grandma was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer and was given 2-4 weeks to live. And yesterday, ironically, on the day we...