Our Relief Society has a hiking group as one of our enrichment groups.  I Love hiking and I would have started this sooner if I had not already been in charge of the cooking group and the temple group.  When they started it up I was very excited.  So far we’ve gone on 4 hikes [...]

Christmas came and Christmas went.  This was the first year we had Christmas “on our own” without any “family” nearby.  While it was slightly depressing to not have family members around to laugh and joke and play with into the wee hours of the night, we did have a wonderful blessed time together building memories [...]

Today marks the day I have been married for 7 years.  7 years ago I was so in love and ready to get married.  Now I’m more in love and happier then I’ve ever been thanks to the wonderful man who calls me his wife.  I love you hubby, here’s to another wonderful 7  years.  [...]

Lately, I have been searching, pondering and praying over what I could do to combat the problem of pornography.  Many years ago, when Hans and I were first married and living in BYU married student housing, I was privileged to hear JoAnn Hibbert Hamilton speak in our ward.  As the founder of http://www.strengthenthefamily.net/. I would [...]

I was tagged by my friend Stacy, and I don’t mind doing these things.  I think they’re kinda fun- so here goes.

I just updated my goals and wrote entries on my progress over at 43things.com.  I’m so excited about my new goals.  I have so much joy in my life right now and it’s so refreshing.  If you get a chance and feel so inclined take a look over there and let me know what you [...]

Things have been going well around here lately.  I’m not sure if it’s because the weather makes me ten times happier, I’m doing the right things or because a big trial is about to present itself in my life.  Either way, I’m doing my best to live one day at a time and enjoy each [...]

Tomorrow morning I am running my 5k!!!! Well- I’m going to TRY and run it.  In my training over the past two weeks- I’ve gradually worked from walking/jogging to just this wednesday running most of the way and giving myself a warm up at the beginning and a 3 min break/walk 1/2 way through.  My [...]

I’ve been posting a lot on Jonathan lately, but Lachlan has not been forgotten.  he keeps me busy and on my toes.  he is such a sweet baby.  you would hardly know he was mine with his blue eyes and blond hair.  He is 9 1/2 mos old already and so proud of himself in [...]

Most rewards for Moms are intangible.  The past two days though, Jonathan has told me I was a nice girl.  In the first instance I had packed him a lunch- peanut butter& honey & craisins tortilla, carrots and apple slices.  He opened it and said “OH THANKS MOM, You’re a nice girl”…It made me laugh [...]