Is there anything new happening? What are some challenges you have right now? What sort of music do you like? What hobbies do you enjoy? Have you read any good books lately? Where did you grow up? Watched any good TV shows lately? What projects are you involved in? What do you like to learn… Continue reading Questions to ask for conversation
Category: fractured
Technology
(written a few months ago) My five-year-old son had a meltdown today because I suggested he had to play outside before getting on the tablet. So I made a decision that we were going to take the week off of technology. The tablet is set up for educational purposes. The kid wanted to do math.… Continue reading Technology
A collection of thoughts
I think it's dangerous to make simple issues complicated or to make complicated issues simple. We like to do a lot of both, but we should try to remember the complexity as it really is. *** You don't discover who you are as much as choose who you are. I think it's dangerous to think… Continue reading A collection of thoughts
Stages of life
Baby. Incredibly fast learning and growing. Toddler and preschool. Discovery that there is a physical world. Elementary. Discovery of self in that world. Middle school. Loss of self as the world gets bigger and more metaphysical. High school. Rebuilding self in expanding circle. Young adult. Connecting with the world as it really is. Adult. Parent.… Continue reading Stages of life
Recent life hacks
Rituals are really helpful in order to express love. We love our children and our spouse and our family, but often we just think expressions of love will happen naturally and spontaneously. They don't. We have to plan it a bit. Love means that we always kiss each other good night. Or that we tuck… Continue reading Recent life hacks
Gratitude, Fear, and Perspective
Having less often means that you are more grateful. Isn't that silly? I just heard Brene Brown talk about how when we are really happy and things are going really well, we usually are expecting something horrible to happen. We don't let ourselves feel joy. We don't let ourselves be truly grateful for the absolutely… Continue reading Gratitude, Fear, and Perspective
The Lie of Happily Ever After
Marriage isn't about true love. It's not about finding the perfect person. It's about finding someone who has potential and a person we can grow with and improve. It's okay to marry someone with different strengths and weaknesses, even if some other people might feel that they are marrying up or down. Sometimes we just… Continue reading The Lie of Happily Ever After
Things that have helped me through doubt
Remembering good experiences Relying on my heritage and the faith of others Remembering what faith and hope is Continuing to obey the commandments Writing things down Doubt my doubts Realizing I don't have to have all the answers Embracing questions Serving others Seeking the wisdom of God Relying on love Knowing God loves me Priesthood… Continue reading Things that have helped me through doubt
dichotomies of life
Sometimes I have a difficult time staying happy. Sometimes I am really happy and I feel blessed and life is so very good. And then other moments, I feel like I'm falling into a hole of melancholy where nothing seems quite right. Some of this is related to being a mother. It's emotionally draining. And there… Continue reading dichotomies of life
One-liners to think about
Children are not problems to solve, but people with problems. Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content (Phillipians 4:11). You can live with your emotions no matter how intense; what you can't do is live without them. When you want to… Continue reading One-liners to think about