-
In The Beginning
On September 11, 2001, Chad and I had just moved to Portland and were making our way into the city to get an ultrasound for our third child. It had taken us a year to get pregnant with this one, and after two girls, I was excited to find out who would be joining our…
-
The Snatcher
Have you ever really wanted something, worked hard to get it, then spent precious brain cells worrying it would be snatched away from you? That’s me. Right now. My wish list is as long as the average human. I don’t need too many things to make me happy. (Yes, I know. Nothing can make us…
-
The Power of Immunity
Because my children have weak immune systems, I decided I needed to find out more about the essential oil Immupower, hoping it could help our immune systems get a little stronger and more able to heal. My youngest has been plagued with every sickness that has come through! I found out it contains 9 oils:Hyssop-…
-
A Revolutionary October
Oct 2, 1775 In 1775, Deborah Champion was the 22 year old daughter of Henry Champion, the Commisary General of the Continental Army. A horsemen entered the family yard in New London with great distress and Deborah was sent to the store so she wouldn’t hear what he had to say. When she returned, the…
-
Betrayed by our Bodies
In a few months my grandmother will turn 98. She has just recently learned the age old lesson that all humans face at one point or another: our body’s betrayal. She has lived an extremely healthy life, only entering the hospital to have her four children. Wearing glasses has been her worst complaint until a…
-
Learning History: A Revolutionary September
1 – The Currency Act (1764) 5 – 1st Continental Congress met in Carpenters’ Hall in Philadelphia. Meeting continued until October 26th (1774) 8 – Battle of Eutaw Springs (1781) 11 – Battle of Brandywine (1777) 15 – British occupy NYC (1776) 19 – Battle of Saratoga at Freeman’s Farm (1777) General Horatio Gates, pompous…
-
Facing the Fear of Yourself
One of the most difficult and challenging things to accomplish in life, is to know yourself and then to go on and love yourself. It is anxiety-filled, stressful, and down right uncomfortable. It’s something everybody is drawn not to do. Our body literally builds up a wall when it is scared and feels threatened. We,…
-
Left Handers Day; and other traits we pass on to our children
August 13th is Left-Handers Day. Not a huge holiday, I know, but certainly a celebration for those of us lefties who made it through school without being traumatized by the overwhelming amount of right-handed bias. Lefties unite! Though it was a small thought, each time my children began using a fork and then a pencil,…
-
Hope Floats: Looking Forward Brings Joy
Everybody needs something to look forward to. Whether going out to lunch with a girlfriend or planning a trip with your spouse, looking ahead to something enjoyable is the quintessential idea that hope floats. And it does. It floats us through the mundane of everyday life. It floats us over the rough days and helps…
-
5 Tips to Succeeding With Your First Rental Property
When we moved to Utah in 2004, my wife and I bought a nice little townhouse in Draper. 1300 square feet, 2 small bedrooms and a loft, 1 car garage. It fit us nicely, and was located just off of the I-15 freeway about halfway between Salt Lake City and Provo, in a growing community.…