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Continue reading →: go team!I recently had The sweetest experience With my team AKA my family. My youngest son – My #5 baby – Has been reading each morning From a tiny Book of Mormon Gifted to him By his older brother Who is serving a mission AKA My #2 baby. The book contains…
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Continue reading →: empty chairsA few years ago My brother-in-law Passed away. So suddenly And so young. Clint was 44. And there was a moment At his funeral When I felt like I knew Exactly where he was. His funeral was held In a chapel And my baby boy Who was just a few…
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Continue reading →: cliffordThere once was a boy Named Josh And he loved a truck. Clifford. That’s what he named his truck. Clifford the Big Red Dodge. His first truck. They first met Because the boy Loved mowing lawns In the summertime. He loved being outside In the sun And cutting the grass.…
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Continue reading →: minivan trainingI think they should Implement minivan training. You get into the driver’s seat And they give you VR goggles So you feel like you’re living the experience. Because I had no idea What I was getting into When we got one. When all 5 of my kids Were finally here…
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Continue reading →: my baseball coachI was terrible at baseball When I was younger. My dad On the other hand Was a pitcher On his high school team. And so In his endless optimism As a new father, He really tried To pass along His knowledge And skill And desire to playTo his first born…
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Continue reading →: when my dad diedA few years ago, My dad died. It was a week before my birthday. And it was pretty sudden. I received An early morning phone call From my little sister Who told me: Dad had surgery last night. He had some pain In his upper back. He thought it was…
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Continue reading →: he can handle itYears ago My dear friend Marie Was describing a difficult time In her life. And it was so difficult. And she spoke of how There were times During the difficulty That she was angry. Even at God. And she told Him so Because after all, He did say That He…
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Continue reading →: impossible mathI laugh Every time I remember Watching TV And Jon Stewart said: “[My] psychology degree is simply that I was a Chemistry major, and they kept wanting the ‘correct answer.’ Whereas in Psychology you basically write whatever you want, and chances are you get a B.” And I felt seen.He…
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Continue reading →: trust. fall.Once, when I was at A youth camp, One of the exercises Was a trust fall. The idea was to fall backwards From standing Into the arms Of my team. And they would catch me Before I landed On the ground. And thankfully they did. But there was a moment…
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Continue reading →: missionary mom IIMy second son Chose to serve a mission. But his decision was only made After a worthy wrestle Between him and God, While I tried To figure out What my role was As a mom In all of it. He and I Talked at length About the reasons Why it…
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Continue reading →: great mistakesOne Saturday I drove my son To practice With a new basketball coach. Coach Wil came highly recommended, But it was our first time And we were both A little bit nervous About meeting him – Because new things Can make people nervous Sometimes. And we arrived And my son…
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Continue reading →: don’t dream itWhen my daughter Was in elementary school She filled out a questionnaire That was part of a card For Mother’s Day. Those kinds of cards Are always funny Because kids write funny answers. One of the questions was, “What is something Your mom always says?” And she wrote, “Don’t dream…
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Continue reading →: you’ll miss itFor my cute friend Summer Who reminded me That it’s not always helpful To a mom of young kids When well-meaning moms Whose kids have grown up Say things like: “One day you’ll miss it.” I get it. Because when I was In the middle of those years, It felt…
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Continue reading →: my momI will always be grateful To my mom For teaching me The stories of Jesus. And how He is always there for me. And that He loves me No matter what. I will always be grateful For her willingness To have 5 kids Because it gave me strength When I…
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Continue reading →: things i never wanted to learnAfter this post, My friend Katie inspired me To think about some of the things I never wanted to learn. But I got to learn anyway. So here are a few: I’ve learned How to clean something Out of the carpet In the middle of the night When I’m so…
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Continue reading →: self-checkoutI hate the self-checkout lane. I don’t know what I’m doing. I’ve never been trained. And every time I try, One of my kids Tries to help By putting an item Or more often, their arm, In the bagging area Which prompts the actual employee To come over And override…
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Continue reading →: the bossOne thing That would for sure Earn me a hate card (Read about hate cards here) From my cute 3-year-old son Was when I had The audacity To tell him That he needed to do something. He would walk away Muttering under his breath, With clenched teeth And clenched fists,…
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Continue reading →: my 5 babiesI’ve had this impression On my heart For a while To share. Share some reflections Some musings On faith On motherhood On life. Not gonna lie It’s terrifying. But as terrifying As vulnerability is I am reminded Of another time When God asked me To do something else That was…
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Continue reading →: love cardsWhen my #4 child Was a threenager He couldn’t write yet So when he was really mad at us He would get a Post-it note And draw a heart on it With an angry line through it So we would know How he felt. We called them Hate cards. He…
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Continue reading →: 5+2My favorite numbers Are 2, 5 and 7. 2 = Jared (my favorite person ever) Plus me 5 = my 5 favorite babies 7 = the sum of my favorite people I also love the story Of the 5 loaves of bread And 2 fishes That Jesus multiplied And fed…
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Continue reading →: no turn on redI sat at the red light Behind a dump truck And he wasn’t turning right Even though There was no oncoming traffic From the left. And that’s when I noticed The sign Above the stoplight That said: NO TURN ON RED So as I waited, I thought about The car…
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Continue reading →: pizza and broccoliSometimes God answers our prayers With pizza and broccoli. I was an student in college And I worked At the student cafeteria. I served dinner to students Who had meal plans And I did not. But I had a kitchen In my apartment. Just not much food Or money. But…
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Continue reading →: gardeningOne hot summer day I pulled some weeds From the flowerbeds In my back yard. I put them in A plastic grocery bag. I meant to throw it Into the garbage can. But instead, The bag got shoved aside To a forgotten spot In the garage. For who knows how…
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Continue reading →: jiffy lubeIn the waiting room At Jiffy Lube today A woman walked in Pushing her son in a wheelchair. I offered my seat Because there was room for him Next to my chair. She politely declined. Although he was nonverbal He made it clear That he did not like where he…
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Continue reading →: missionary momWhen my first son Left on a mission The feeling I had Was familiar. He would probably be gone For 2 years. Two years without me. Or more accurately, As other Missionary Moms know, Two years without him. And I was excited for him. I was. Well, I was really…
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Continue reading →: metamorphosisI took a dance class In high school. For one assignment My friends and I Choreographed a modern dance Called Metamorphosis. Amanda was a tadpole That turned into a frog. Kisha was an egg That hatched into a bird. And I was a caterpillar That turned into a butterfly. We…
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