In 2019 our lives were turned upside down when John lost his job, we moved to Lethbridge, and dealt with a mental health crisis. This was an extremely difficult time for our family and so much was up in the air as we figured out what to do next. I've spoken about this a little, … Continue reading Life Lately, a 2021 (and 2020) review

In our most recent General Conference, President Nelson gave a talk about faith and doubt. I wanted to wait before saying anything so I could read his talk and make sure it wasn’t my own experience with doubt that was making me view his talk through such a negative lense. I’ve read and re-read it, … Continue reading Doubt in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

This year I read 41 books, with 19 of those being audio books, although this number doesn't include read alouds to the kids. Seriously, my reading life would be so much less exciting without audiobooks! Here are my favorites of the year: Best fiction reads: "The Dutch House" by Anne Patchett I listened to this … Continue reading Best reads of the year

I recently read this article from the New York Times and haven't been able to stop thinking about it. Its about our unlived lives, the alternative lives we could be living if we had made different choices or had different opportunities. Do you ever imagine what your life would have been if somewhere along the … Continue reading Our Unlived Lives

In my last post I wrote about my approach to homeschool. I thought it might be nice to show you what that actually looks like in our home and what resources I'm using. We start our days with morning time, where I read some books aloud while the kids eat their breakfast. I don't remember … Continue reading Current Homeschool Routine and Resouces

I've been pretty absent from my blog for a while. To be honest, I haven't had much to write about. Well, that's not necessarily true. Let me rephrase: a lot has been going on in our life, but I haven't been sure of how to write about it or I wanted to write about it. … Continue reading A little update

I read two books and listened to three audio books in  January. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (audio) This was an engrossing and well told story, it would make an excellent vacation read. Evelyn Hugo is a very private famous actress who asks a struggling writer hardly anyone has heard … Continue reading January Reads

I'm happy to say that I read/listened to 46 book in 2017. It was hard to bring the final cut of favorites down to 5 (hence the honorable mentions at the end), and so I set as my reference point how likely I would be to re-read these books and how enthusiastically (not how widely) … Continue reading My Best Reads of 2017