I had something different planned for my post today. But my heart wasn't in it. Instead, my heart is fixed on other things... Broken things, wounded things, forgotten things. Moments and words and feelings that won't surrender to the usual ...
Green Lights: 5 qualities to look for in a future second spouse.
This image marks the beginning of a new life and reminds me of just how far we have come as a family. I never thought in a million years that I would find myself divorced with three little ones to care for on my own. But such was the position I was ...
{Healthy} Key Lime Pie Brownies
{Healthy} Key Lime Pie Brownies Print Prep time 15 mins Cook time 20 mins Total time 35 mins These Key Lime brownies are so tasty, you won't even notice that they are healthy too! Author: JulieAnn Barrus Recipe type: ...
This is me: What to expect when you start embracing your post-divorce identity.
With Lettie Lutz' voice still echoing in my head, I walked out of the theater into bright blue skies and warm sunlight holding the small, chubby hand of my three-year-old. My heart swelled with the satisfaction of taking in the ebullient music and ...
5 Rules For Dating With Kids
This is the face of a girl smitten. I fell asleep pinching myself most nights because I couldn't believe he was interested in me. He was much too handsome, a consummate gentleman, and seemed to be so completely... normal. Was I missing ...
My husband is blind.
Yesterday morning I noticed a rather vulgar cropping of zits on my chin. Knowing that Seth's and my anniversary was the next day and in an effort to eliminate the glaring distraction before celebrating, with great hope I applied my ...
A Day That Told Our Story
"Tell me about your family..." I hung on those words for several days after I met her, agonizing over what I didn't say, what I couldn't say in the few seconds I felt I could take of her time. She was kindness, empowerment, and love in human form. ...
A Christian Family Passover
After my freshman year at Brigham Young University I had the opportunity to visit the Holy Land with my parents on a travel study tour. We had two guides for the majority of the trip; one a ruddy and stout LDS Religious scholar of the Ancient Near ...
A Few Thoughts on Faith
I just can't take it anymore. I have got to say something. I have been passively standing back, reading and agonizing over article after article, feeling increasingly saddened and, to be perfectly frank, hurt by so much of what is being discussed ...
