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Beat the Virus!
I got my second dose of the Covid vaccine the other week. There is something to gratifying in knowing that fasting, prayers, God's grace, and the relentless work of scientists brought us this much...
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Isn't it funny how a few short years ago when they announced we'd be moving from 3 hour church to 2 hour church, it was a difficult adjustment for some of us?And maybe a year later, the pandemic hit...
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Dear Self...
This girl does something really funny...she writes letters to herself.She's been doing it for a while now. I think it is something that she started during the pandemic.She is writing these letters to...
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Reaching Out in Love to Youth
The girls had a special visit last evening from a dear lady at church named Sue Ellis.Sue conducts the music during Sacrament meeting and each year she takes a few youth aside and teaches them all she...
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Plant Night and Missionary Work
I brought a friend to a Relief Society activity last week where we learned gardening tips from our Stake RS president who is a Master Gardener through Penn State.My friend and I both enjoyed it...
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We made it!!!
We did it!!! Honor had her last day of school yesterday...her final math assessment of 2nd grade!It's been quite the adventure!I'm so grateful we could have this experience together learning and...
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To Value and Encourage Young Women
There are some people in this life who are just extraordinary. One of those people is my friend Mark.He is always so kind and encouraging to others. And he values womanhood.Mark recently reached out...
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May Day
I appreciate my Mom teaching us and "enforcing" our many family traditions. One of those traditions us is giving flowers in May Day.Steve rarely gets onboard with these traditions, but this year he got...
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Mother and Protector
We got to attend Val's spring play at preschool this week, and boy am I glad I didn't miss it.He was so sweet dancing around dressed like a crayon and teaching us to be kind through their little...
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Butler Child Advocacy Center Grand Opening
I've been spending a lot of time magnifying my calling as Communication Director lately. I've built some new relationships and made some new friends through this and the other night I was able to meet...
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Chicken Tetrazzini Recipe
I made this meal for the missionaries this week. It's just a simple chicken tetrazzini recipe, but every time I make it I think of a friend of mine from my old ward named Susie who made it for me when...
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The Temple site in Spring
Here's just a quick Pittsburgh Temple update. I noticed the fields were starting to come to life with bright wildflowers around the temple site, so I wanted to quickly snap a photo and this was the...
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End of School FHE
We've done this in different ways a few times before, but with the wrapping up of Honor's 2nd grade Homeschool year, we decided we needed to have a family home evening to display some of her creations...
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Coy's First Day of Primary!
Today was Coy Boone's first day of in-person Primary! But I didn't fully realize it until we got home from church. The pandemic has made everything so crazy...I almost missed it.Thankfully, Val and...
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She teaches me how to plant...
I mentioned yesterday that Sunday was Coy's first day in Primary ever. It was also Val's first day back at Primary since the Pandemic started. And prior to that he only went for about two months!One...
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Happy Birthday to My Dad
Today is my Dad's birthday. Many years growing up, my Dad's birthday fell on Mother's Day!I share these two photos of him today, because this is how I remember my Dad the most...in the garden.After...
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Tis the Season
I try to support Guy in the good things he is involved in and one of those things is that he plays on the volleyball team.This week Scarlett had a band concert at the same time as one of Guy's home...
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A Tribute to my Mother on Mother's Day
I don't remember my Mom being pregnant, but she must've been because she had 5 children! I do however remember my Mom always caring for children! I remember her making Kool-aid for the neighborhood...
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Zee best Mother's Day
I had the best Mother's Day...actually I took the whole week and celebrated! :) In truth, since it was "teacher appreciation week", I decided to treat myself to something each day, since I...
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Patriotic Kid Books
It's been a few weeks. I gave myself permission to take a break after I finished homeschooling Honor! And it has been soooooo good! I deep dived into gardening, starting working out and taking long...
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