Before anything else, Happy Easter everyone! I’m grateful for the fact that we all have a Savior, even Jesus Christ, who died and was resurrected so that we might all live again. As we heard today in our stake conference, ‘If it weren’t for Easter, there wouldn’t be a Christmas.’ So very true! This week’s …
Manipulation
Today I taught my second full-time lesson of this semester, which was focused around The Merchant of Venice. I took a different spin on the usual ways to approach character motivation and discussed with the class the manipulative behaviors of one of the main characters. We talked about why the character might have chosen to …
Here’s What’s Cooking…Chicken Pot Pie
Note: There are affiliate links in this post, which means I may get a small commission on any purchases made at no extra cost to you. Matt and I have a terrible habit of getting really hungry around 10 or 11 p.m. and wanting more than a bowl of cereal or a sandwich. So last …
Coveting the Past
While looking for photos to put on the wedding video, I came across this picture taken on the first day of my sophomore year in high school. Was I ever really that skinny?! I just have one question: Could the past lend me that body for just one day while I get married and then …
Change It Up Challenge – The Biggest Loser
Okay, I’ll admit it–this week’s Change It Up started as a bit of a joke…you see, I was reading Mara’s blog the other day and came across her comment that she cries during The Biggest Loser every week. Now, I will admit, I maybe might have made fun of her a little bit (sorry Mara–you …
Little Victories
Today in my yoga class, my instructor started out by talking about the concept of vulnerability and how she wanted us to apply the concept in our class today. Usually I don’t pay too much attention to the little blips she says at the beginning of each class because I find many of them a …
Change It Up Challenge – Subway’s Meatball Marinara Sub
I used to pride myself on being the person who tries a new entree with every trip to the same restaurant–I don’t know if I just got to the point where I had tried everything at all my favorite restaurants or if I had just gotten myself into a same-food stalemate, but I stopped trying …
I’m Having a Hard Time Deciding…
So I’ve been trying to decide forever between these two photos as to which I should have blown up to an 8 X 10 for the reception. Our photographer will blow up four altogether, and we’ve chosen the other three. This last one was the one we decided will focus more on me, but I …