To track my monthly favorites, I keep a list on my phone which I add to throughout the month.  When I sat down to create this post, I pulled...

I looked at Paul then at the ginormous pile of luggage behind the couch.  Sam cried at my feet because for the third day in a row he sported...

If you know me very well you may know I have a problem sleeping with my husband.  This was so embarrassing to me as I newlywed I often searc...

A new year usually brings new resolutions and new hope.  Hope for more money, less pounds, and increased personal growth.  Last year New Y...

Paul and I have never been the kind of couple to sit and stare into each others eyes over a candlelit dinner while cupids swooped around our...

Thursday night I stood in the bathroom listening to the sound of the fan whirring above me and staring at my pale face in the mirror.  Andre...

Being a mother is amazing, but I often find it very lonely.  It seems strange that I can feel that way when I can't even use the bathroo...

This semester was pretty crazy for me.  So crazy I'm in shock that it's over and I'm still alive.  Not only did I get called to ...

Andrea's whines and whimpers oozed out of the monitor and snaked across my nightstand.  They wrapped themselves around my throat and con...

It's not much of a secret to anyone who's ever seen me that I struggle with my weight.  Giving birth to a girl was one of the most t...

On May 4th, 2012, my husband walked across the stage and received his master's diploma at the University of Utah.  It had been an event ...

Andrea threw up this morning forty minutes before church.  It was suppose to be my second Sunday conducting in Primary, and I was determine...

Every morning as Paul gets ready Andrea acts as his helper.  She picks out his socks and his shoes, but most importantly, she picks out hi...

I can honestly say that being back in Illinois has been a significant boost for me.  I've been home for just over a week and I can't...

  Four years ago I traveled back to land of my childhood for a family reunion.  The week prior was the week I realized, after all the t...