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don't squander joy
so yesterday, i had a few kairos moments. and i'd like to sit with them awhile, on a leather couch at a breakfast shop sipping herbal tea, inviting them to be relived again. and sometimes it is...
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don't squander joy #2
oh guys, yesterday there was some good stuff.the kids wanted boiled eggs.late.after dinner.i made some.we all sat down.and skyler wanted to peel my egg for me.after his.i (focusing on efficiency) said,...
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don't squander joy #3
this photo was not staged.it made my heart hitch.there are a ridiculous amount of moments where i feel inadquete as a mother. and i've been trying to lean into the parenting affirmation--that i'm the...
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don't squander joy #4
this week i got sick.and in some ways, it was a blessing.it was a "luckiest girl in the world moment" when at the end of the day i was feeling guilty skyler had watched the ipad all day. just as i was...
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light load
i've been mulling over a few things this week--and really this month.in some respects i feel like this month has been all about adding things--because of all those great goals and resolutions.and i've...
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whole living: hand scrubs
lucious hand scrubs (this recipe looks similar to the one i make)small container 100% pure, virgin cold-pressed (first press) olive oilepsom salts10 drops of essential oil of your choice fill the...
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my mission
yesterday, i had an excellent experience with bill the traveling massage chair salesman at costco.tim had told me i must try out the chair a few days ago.so, there i was at costco and we happened to...
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whole living: sweet cold treats
This week for young women's we had planned a 'sundae bar.' I wanted to make some healthy, dairy-free, naturally sweetened options for some of the girls who needed that.I invited any girl who wanted to...
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kintsukuroi: filling our cracks with the golden atonement
This is the base of the talk I gave at New Beginnings a couple of weeks ago. In Japan there is an art form known as “kintsukuroi.” It means to literally repair with gold. It is the art of repairing...
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the work of the every-day
"nativity" by brian kershisnik you all know i love kershisnik's paintings. and lately, i've been looking this one up--toolook at, over and over. and today, as i looked it up again i was struck by...
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beautiful friday thoughts
“The way to love someone is to lightly run your finger over that person’s soul until you find a crack, and then gently pour your love into that crack. — Keith Miller
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where i have been
working on turning this into. . .this. this was done in one short week. this is my fanchart. i might haven fallen in love.i might have been awakened at the wee hours of the morning searching for...
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spring equinox: part I
we have now celebrated each season. summer, autumn, winter and now spring. we chose the burned and charred fireside from last summer's fire for our backdrop.there were small bits of green growing...
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spring equinox: part II
(photos from rachel and meagan)"i solemnly swear i am up to no good."there was twirling, foot soaking, wreath-wearing, mango-salad eating, and meditating. and it was all good.
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to be a mother
there is something so beautiful about watching your friends as mothers.it is crazy to me that bronwyn is only a year and a half away from the age i was when i met cari, in seventh grade.i love these...
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greta
i think all the babies in heaven were jumping up and down saying, "please pick me to go be part of the hoopes family. please pick me!" greta was lucky enough to be that baby.i am lucky that in heaven...
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sneak peek: bound
i just found the most perfect song for my story. sigh. and those hands--belong to another character who i may just love--the one singing this song. Foy Vance, "Be the Song"When nightmares come,keep...
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manti & ephraim
davis was my buddy today. we spent the day trapsing through graveyards, finding pioneer ancestor homes, taking pictures, visiting the manti temple grounds, attending a few lectures on our famous...
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writer's retreat: slc
thanks olivia, for getting a picture of all four of us. my ponytail silhouette--means serious business. tall poppy. an image from my 2013 vision board, come to life on the slc street. my scarf--a...
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stand
paddleboats at liberty parka beard and suspenders for trek prep.last week we had stake conference. i actually came home from the writer's retreat to attend the saturday adult session (and the youth...
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