Cabin guestbook
The message — in Susan’s own handwriting — that Susan and Fiona left in the guestbook in our cabin at Promised Land State Park, Pennsylvania, 31 July 2014. Continue reading Cabin guestbook
Tag: Susan
She was a stranger on the subway
Susan’s experience helping a fellow subway passenger shows that even in a city full of strangers others in need don’t have to suffer all alone. Continue reading She was a stranger on the subway
‘To every thing there is a season’
As Latter-day Saints, a lot is expected of us. But, as King Benjamin reminded his people, everything should be “done in wisdom and order.” The Lord doesn’t expect us to “run faster than [we have] strength” — counsel each of us should remember as we prioritize what is most important in our lives. Continue reading ‘To every thing there is a season’
Our annual Christmas letter, 2016
The 2016 edition of our annual Christmas letter to family and friends. Continue reading Our annual Christmas letter, 2016
My favorite mission story
All we had to go on was a name, a street, and a postal code. But sometimes when things seem like they’re not working out, that’s exactly how they’re supposed to work out. Continue reading My favorite mission story
And then there were five
The 2015 edition of our family’s annual Christmas letter to loved ones, looking back on our lives in a year whose biggest event was the arrival of a new member of our family, a little boy named Heath. Continue reading And then there were five
‘Lift up the hands that hang down’
All of us can share the pure love of Christ—and we all need to feel it from others. Continue reading ‘Lift up the hands that hang down’
Our family in 2014: Now with 33.3% more us
Our family’s annual look back at the year that was. Continue reading Our family in 2014: Now with 33.3% more us
Our most excellent and spontaneous Christmas adventure
(or, how I saved Christmas) Continue reading Our most excellent and spontaneous Christmas adventure
On a cold day in Krakow
Even on the most bitterly cold of days, we still have the ability to warm someone else. Continue reading On a cold day in Krakow
Yearning for the simple life
I’d rather make pencils than push them. Continue reading Yearning for the simple life
Crust only, please
At dinner this evening, Fiona made what is quite possibly the strangest request I have ever heard from a four-year-old. Continue reading Crust only, please
That time I tried out for a game show
I always knew that it was my destiny to win a million dollars on TV. Until it wasn’t. Continue reading That time I tried out for a game show
Fiona has chewing gum for the first time
Fiona tries gum for the first time—and we end up with a record of everyday life and conversation in our family. Continue reading Fiona has chewing gum for the first time
Colin’s arrival
Colin’s coming into our family on Thursday, 2 January 2014, was a watershed moment in our lives. Here’s how it happened. Continue reading Colin’s arrival
