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bridges of understanding
We gathered on Sunday to celebrate my mom and Sam’s birthdays! Ellie and Sam were in town. It was the perfect excuse to have Dede and her family here, nieces and nephews-and friends Kate brought over. After we ate we handed a guitar to one of Kate’s friends. He serenaded my mom-“Hey good lookin’”, sang…
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sharpen the saw
I had an idea of a custom table and bench for our home. Knowing Papa has the wood and tools to make my dream into a reality. We found the wood slab in the stacks in the shed. Before they cut it Papa went straight to the shop to sharpen the blade. I learned so…
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THE MASTERMIND I NEED
A few months ago, I was sitting in our Sunday church service with a prayer in my heart. President Nelson’s talk THE LORD JESUS CHRIST WILL COME AGAIN (October 2024) was on my mind. Here is a small part of what he shared, My dear brothers and sisters, in a coming day, Jesus Christ will…
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waited for 18 months for that smile and hug
The most anticipated day that I ever remember feeling-18 months is a long time to wait! Kate returned home from her mission serving in Orlando Florida for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She met so many people she loves and that changed her life for the better! She grew as she learned…
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the way she wanted to walk
So many memories of my girl’s younger years have faded-but for some reason, Sophie’s tendency to put her shoes on the wrong feet has stuck with me. She would grab her shoes and put them on before preschool and 9 times out of 10 the left shoe would be on the right foot and the…
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a motherhood village
These women! We moved into the neighborhood where I met them in 1998. We had hopes and efforts to be parents the whole time we loved there. With years of fertility struggles-they shared their kids with us. We had family home evening groups, invited us to babysit occasionally and my favorite-sometimes allowed me to take…
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our welcome spot
We have been in our (new to us) home for over a year now! In most of the house we have settled in, confident of our furniture placement, etc… I want to start documenting the process-we are always changing and it’s fun to capture what it is like in each stage. In design school, one…
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do it my”sels”
This photo of Sophie was taken just before we had to take the crib down. Sophie was around 18 months when one night she started climbing over the railing and jumping down to the floor. She completed this maneuver over and over and over. Just as she hit the floor, she would run down the…
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sweethearts 2025
I am positive that I have never been colder for a dance shoot than this one. It is a few days later and I’m not sure my finger tips will ever be the same! My subjects were cold-but truly such great sports! Sophie loved this group! They went axe throwing for their day date a…
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CHRISTMAS 2024
This Christmas held a lot of change- new house, Kate on a mission and Ellie and Sam in St George! It was fun unpacking our Christmas decor and finding new places for it. Some highlights: Advent for Kate– I wrote out 25 envelopes and gave them to people that Kate loves. She received letter after…
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