THIS is what I love more than anything! When I look up at a beautiful, cloud-filled sky and see rays of light shoot from the clouds, allowing the sun to line the clouds with a silver lining. Ahhh! It makes my heart so happy!!! 🥰 Because moments like these make me immediately think of all… Read More My Favorite Sky
I’m going to start something new! I have been reading my old drafts and I have decided that some of them really should be on the blog. Sadly, their entry dates will be chronologically out of order, but with the #ThrowbackThursday = #TBT hashtag, I should be able to keep these somewhat organized. This will… Read More #TBT – March 21, 2018 – The First #114
Yep, you guessed it. . . I’m sick! 😷 I just woke up and it is 2.5 hours past my normal wake time. I can hear the kiddos downstairs doing their thing. Paul woke up at 4:00 a.m. to go surfing. I hope the waves were kind to him, because the winds are cRaZy all… Read More I’m Declaring a Sick Day!
This is what we do EVERY morning! Some may think what they may, but THIS has changed our lives for good!! The best! This is simple, this is quick (maybe 10 minutes), and this is consistent. “This” is FSPS: Family Song Family Prayer Family Scriptures It is amazing to me how EASY it is to… Read More Every Morning!
We are SO HAPPY to have the weekend upon us! Everyone is looking forward to something fun to do this weekend. Curly Cook really wants to play with her friends today, and on Sunday she is looking forward to seeing the cutest baby at church. Joy Boy would like to watch “Lion King”, attend a… Read More This Is What Friday Looks Like!
I’m so excited! I have a project to work on and it is due May 1st, 2019. I have been invited to participate in a quilt block exchange. It all started when I took one look at this quilt and begged the owner to help us do something like this here, and she agreed!!! Her… Read More Costa Rica Quilt Exchange
I found this quote online . . . After reading it, I immediately had a rush of gratitude for my blog. This quote confirmed to me that restarting my blog was a wise decision, and I was grateful that I had acted on the prompting to start it up again. Then, while searching for my… Read More Why don’t you blog anymore?
Today was a tough day for me. It was actually a tough week last week, and I don’t want it creeping into this week. Thankfully I have had a little help from my friends and family. I got a good morning text from my dear friend. I saw it right when I needed it most!… Read More Tough Day Made Better . . .
Hey guys! It’s Joy Boy writing. This is my first blog post ever! My mom had a little accident, which lead to her original blog for today getting deleted. But then she had a prompting to have me write it. So that is what I am doing. Today was a great Sunday. It all started… Read More Sunday and the Priesthood
Curly Cook only wanted one thing this week! And that was a playdate with her best friend. This little one starts school again on Monday, so we needed to sneak in an afternoon of fun while we could. She was SO BRAVE to ride with me, a non-Spanish speaker, as I drove her quite a… Read More Playdate with a Best Friend