Summer reading in July was kinda lacking for me, but not for my kids. I have highs and lows when it comes to reading, and July was definitely a low. I just couldn't find many books at all that held…
August 16, 2018
What I’ve Been Reading: July
July 5, 2018
What I’ve Been Reading: June
I can't believe it, but with the 4th of July behind us I feel like summer is halfway over! June was a great reading month and I was able to read some great (and some not so favorite) books. I…
June 11, 2018
6 Things I Learned From My Social Media Fast
A few Sunday's ago while watching a youth fireside with my 14 year old I heard President Nelson extent a challenge to the youth the church: find 7 days and fast from social media. My 14 year old looked at…
June 7, 2018
What I’ve Been Reading: April & May
Phew! Summer is officially here now and hopefully I can catch my breath. April and May are always super busy. We have all been looking forward to some lazy months full of swimming, reading and playing outside. Before we get…
June 1, 2018
Summer Reading List
Summer is here! The kids finished their last day of school yesterday. We now have 8th, 5th, 3rd, 2nd and PreK behind us. I can't believe that next year I'll have one in high school and all five kids in…
May 29, 2018
Book Review: Women in the Castle
Women in the Castle Jessica Shattuck 373 pages hard copy edition From the publisher: Three women, haunted by the past and the secrets they hold Set at the end of World War II, in a crumbling Bavarian castle that once…
May 3, 2018
Two Spring Must Reads
It's finally spring - at least I think so? Spring in Utah is always a little touchy. Snow one day and a sunny afternoon the next. But you can't argue with the calendar and the calendar says it is so! …
April 26, 2018
Book Review: Road to Rosewood
Road to Rosewood Ashtyn Newbold 247 pages Kindle Edition From the Publisher: Growing up in a dreary coastal town, Lucy Abbot has secretly dreamt of a perfect and exciting romance, missing the childhood summers spent in the countryside with her cousins…
April 12, 2018
What I’ve Been Reading: March
Just a little delayed, I thought I would share some of my recent reads from March - okay...some are from April too, because I'm awesome like that. Regardless of when I read them, these are a few that I liked…
March 27, 2018
Costa Rica
Sometimes you are part of something that is so much bigger than yourself you don’t even know where to start. That is exactly how I have felt the past couple weeks, as I just returned from a humanitarian trip to…