Mid-March, I found myself staring into the mirror, with a sullen expression on my face. I just wasn't happy with the sagging skin, the ...

I love everything about December - the smells, the lights, the traditions, the people. I love watching the simple joy of my children as we ...

“I believe that appreciation is a holy thing-- that when we look for what's best... we're doing what God does all the time... ...

L.M. Montgomery said it best when she penned,  "I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers." Incredible T...

We spent September recuperating from our August adventures. The girls settled into new school routines (2nd grade! Preschool!) and we added...

August flew by altogether too fast. We snorkeled in the ocean, we played with grandma, we took a day trip (read: 10 hours in the car) to In...

You start out with Utah, throw in a little heat and humidity in Iowa and end with Cancun.  July was basically an Iowa sandwich with a r...

Summatime, summatime, sum sum summatime.  Sunshine, swimming, sweat, strawberries, seizures. Almost everything about summer is simply glor...

Twelve. Tucson.  Tulips.  Tornadoes.  Three.  May had a little bit of everything. Most of it good. 

Growing up, I was never one to appreciate the spring. I couldn't understand why some people chose it as their favorite season. After li...