
Here’s My Heart
I was asked to play my violin sot Stake Conference last night and it was incredibly special for me. My accompanist, Libby, and I chose an arrangement of “Come Thou Fount” that I have played so many times it is written on my heart. Libby is a dear friend here who has taught me some of the most important things of life (love, prayer, humility) through her genuine example and love for me. This was the last time I will get to play with her and I was so emotional through our practicing and the performance.

Little (BIG) Things About Moving Overseas
We are moving our family of 6 + our dog, Mabel, to Germany in just 58 days. Yikes! That’s so soon and is coming faster than I’m ever ready for. Since it’s a military move, you probably assume that things just come together and we arrive and it’s all easy breezy minus a few sad goodbyes and boring days while the professional movers are here. But this move is proving to be our most complicated and difficult yet, and we’ve been doing this a long time (over 18 years now). A lot has been going wrong.

Jovi Patch Review
It’s a real coming of age when you’re teaching your daughter about menstrual cycles, and symptoms and how to manage, and how to thrive. And I don’t mean “coming-of-age” for her. I mean was an eye-opening time for me as a mother.

Some Thoughts on Carrying On
I’ve spent two weeks recently studying out the story of Joseph of Egypt from the Old Testament and his recorded prophecies that are quoted in the Book of Mormon, and have come to some realizations about life and expectations, and hard things and what my courageous response can be, and shared it all with my kids.