Another yearly tradition we have is just for Rob and me:) I don’t think the kids get all jealous about this one though. But, they should! It is the best! Every year we go see the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir do … Continue reading
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Every year we kick off our holiday celebrations with watching “It’s a Wonderful Life”. It gets us into the spirit of Christmas. Throughout the rest of December we also make sure to watch some of our other favourites, including Elf, … Continue reading
Christmas around here brings with it a lot of excitement. On a daily basis – if not several times a day, really – you can hear Zach say , “I’m so excited for Christmas!” He then makes sure everyone around … Continue reading
If you are thinking that some of my quotes are sounding awfully similar, you are right! I guess you can often read from our quotes the kind of thing either I am personally struggling with, or my kids are struggling … Continue reading
“It is not enough to want to make the effort. It’s in the doing, not just the thinking that we accomplish our goals” Thomas S. Monson Wishing is not enough. I wish I was thinner. I wish we had more money. … Continue reading
So many blog posts have been written in my mind. If only I could find a way to just transfer what goes on in my mind onto paper. I love to write, I love to blog, and I love keeping … Continue reading
“Be thankful for the difficult people in your life, for they have shown you exactly who you do not want to be.” Can I just say, “Amen?” Amen. … Continue reading
“Someone is praying for the things you take for granted.” I thought this quote was especially appropriate today as we talked about the devastation and tragedy and pray for the people in the Philippines. The things that we have right … Continue reading
And so the tradition has begun. I talked about my reasoning for developing this little tradition in this post. The end goal: to one day continue this tradition on a yearly basis with Zandra and eventually add in my future … Continue reading
I do like to try to “walk the talk” as much as “talk the talk”, so with my quote of the week being “Begin with the end in mind”, I thought I’d share with you a little of it in … Continue reading