Living Away From Family

Two years ago, my husband and I moved from a suburb of Salt Lake City to Dallas, Texas. After two and a half years, we are still here, calling it “home.” But we call Utah “home” too! We both grew up in Salt Lake, surrounded by relatives. Our parents and most of our extended family are still there. Whenever we go back to Utah to visit, we get asked about living away from family. My husband and I talk a lot about if and when we should move back to Utah to be closer to our parents and siblings. Sometimes we really miss our families and sometimes we like having our space. Have you ever lived away from family? Let me know if you feel the same!

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Keeping Kids Healthy During the Holidays

Hey friends!

You know what stinks? The fact that Christmas Season and cold/flu season overlap. I don’t want to be sick for Christmas. I don’t want my kids to be sick for Christmas. I don’t want you to be sick for Christmas. So, I’m sharing a few tips with you on how to keep your kids healthy through the holidays. Some of these are just reminders for common sense, but others you probably haven’t thought of before. Hope this helps!

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Christmas & Freedom

It’s the first week of December and the holiday feels are in full swing! Christmas time is a season of giving and joy, a season of hustle and bustle, a season of tradition, and a season to celebrate our savior. The usual sentimental topics have been on my mind, but something different is pushing it’s presence now. Freedom. The word usually has an Independence day connotation to it, but with every Christmas festivity so far this year, the blessing of freedom has stood out to me more than ever.

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