• Answers to Prayer

    I wanted to share the talk I gave in sacrament meeting today. This was one of the most difficult talks I’ve written and even more difficult to share. I sobbed the whole way…

  • Thanks Mamaw!

    Whatever sick-bug that is going around it’s hit us and keeps going round and round in our family. It hasn’t been fun. I was in need of some comfort food. Jared’s mom taught…

  • Volleyball Playoffs

    Alayna had her playoffs today. She’s been pretty sick with pneumonia but she’d been on antibiotics for a couple of days and was slightly improved. She loves volleyball so much she didn’t want…

  • Alayna’s 11th Birthday!!

    Time keeps slipping through my fingers. Our “baby” turned 11 years old! This month has been nuts with sickness. Luckily we went to lunch the day before her bday and had a little…

  • Christmas Eve

    Jared made an AMAZING smoked brisket that was lip smackin’ finger lickin’ good! MMMM!!! Christmas Eve was a little different this year. We had two of the 5 of us down with the…

  • Getting Sick is the Pits!!!

    Friday afternoon I got a call from Alayna from school. She was in tears. I asked her what was wrong? She asked me to come pick her up, she really wasn’t feeling well. …

  • Mamaw You Really Had Us Worried!!!

    Earlier this month Jared’s mom was found unresponsive at home by his step-dad. She was rushed to the hospital and running high fevers. She was weak, unable to hold anything in her hands…

  • Keepin’ It Real

    The Spring sickness has hit us. It’s not always glamorous, but I want to remember the snuggles I get when my kids are still willing to cuddle up with me. 

  • Sick of Being Sick

     Sunday wasn’t too fun at our house. All of us were sick except Eli. Which I’m grateful for!!! The day pretty much looked like this… My sweet and amazing friend AnnMarie was so…