So there is a really special person joined Heavenly Father in August. I can’t really get him out of my head (or heart) lately. I thought I would share a little bit about him from my point of view. So my grandpa Taylor lived in Alaska the whole time I can remember him. He was always sweet and kind but… Read more →
For those of you who may not be familiar with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints we have something called Visiting Teachers and Home Teachers. People in our church congregation care for each other as Home and Visiting Teachers. This helps the Bishop to know the needs of his congregation. My Visiting Teachers are absolutely wonderful. They… Read more →
Everyone has dark days. The trick is figuring out what is the trigger and knowing how to handle those situations. One of the main triggers I have found was huge crowds. This weekend we had some family in town to visit. I love being with family and it was really relaxing and enjoyable for the first while but soon it… Read more →
I am currently reading (through audio book) Little women. One of my recent “go to’s” when I am stressed out is going to my room while my kids are in bed and folding laundry or catching up on some form of house work. I love being taken to another world inside a book. Towards the beginning of the book one… Read more →
So in an earlier post I mentioned that I had been doing Zumba 3 days a week before my delivery. I had such an easy delivery because I was trying to be fit. I am so grateful for that. There is a group that meets for free Zumba Monday, Wednesday and Friday near where I live. The ladies that teach there… Read more →
When we found out we were expecting our 4th child we knew that all of our family wouldn’t fit into our little car anymore. When Anthony was born, we made due when we needed to go somewhere as a family by taking two cars with my older two (James and Lily) riding with my husband and my younger two (Carol… Read more →
I recently gave birth to baby number four. My wonderful, sweet baby boy Anthony. I love him so much. Of all of my deliveries this is the first I have had to deal with postpartum depression. My pregnancy was super easy in fact it was the healthiest I have ever been. I was doing Zumba 3 days a week and… Read more →
I have a confession…..I am Kristen and I am Addicted to lip balm! I have tried SO many different lip balm over the years. Some I find leave you lips feeling like they just want more lip balm instead of of feeling moisturized. Now the big thing is that you need to make sure you are drinking enough water to make… Read more →
For a long time I’ve been wanting to find good strong cleaner to help get rid of those tough things to get clean. I mean who doesn’t have little kids that turn your house upside down right after you just finished picking up. I struggled feeling comfortable using store bought cleaners and using it on surfaces that my kids would… Read more →
I have recently come to a realization about people with Special Needs. There is so much to be said so I am breaking it down a little to organize my thoughts! 1. Children are so accepting When children are young they are so accepting. They don’t see differences in other people; they see the beauty of others. I believe that… Read more →