Imagine your beaming little boy or energetic little girl. You’re watching them grow and develop year after year and you wish that time would stand still. “Stop growing…” is a phrase you’ve almost certainly told your child at some point in time in their young life. The years go by and you see this innocent…
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Not too long ago in Utah, when the grass was still somewhat green and gobs of that white stuff wasn’t falling from the air, we got together with extended family in the mountains to have a party and a BBQ. My wife has lots of family, lots of little nephews and nieces running around. We…
I often hear people say: “How do you do what you do?”, or “I could never do that” when they first hear what I do for a living. Even within my profession, most others avoid work in my field. Yet, I really like my job. What do I do for work? I am a “divorce…
There’s something that you need to know about an unspeakable horror that is taking place in our world. Unfortunately, this thing is not something that most people like to talk about, and the people declaring war on this evil are few and far between. Here’s what’s happening and here’s why it’s happening: Kids around the…
Marriage is like crossing the Rocky Mountains with a handcart. You start off, happy, healthy, and full of optimism for the future. The first few hundred miles on the plains are smooth sailing. Fierce lightning, some thunder, a little rain… hey no worries. Nothing a little snuggling in a tent or a covered wagon couldn’t…
If you’re one of those people who go around acting like everything has always been sunshine and roses in your marriage, and that you never fight with your spouse… then this blog is probably going to be a giant waste of your time. You can keep going on… posting Instagram pics of you and your…
This morning, my family and I grabbed a plate, a donut, a bottle of orange juice, and then turned on General Conference. It’s something we look forward to every 6 months. As the conference began, President Uchtdorf stepped to the pulpit to address us first. As always, he never disappoints. We love him! But almost…
My marriage started off kind of strange. Actually, it started off really strange. The way it started out made me wonder if I’d have a successful marriage. Let me take you back… Kristyn and I were engaged before I left on a mission for my church. I’d finally met the girl of my dreams while…
My son had an obsession with video games. Chances are… your son might have one too. Many of us know that our kids are obsessed, even addicted to video games and that it’s ruining their lives, but many of us don’t do anything about it. We’re the ones that buy it, enable it, and even…
Over and over again… Facebook message after Facebook message, email after email, I am sent stories from women who feel like there is no reason for them to go on in the church because their vision of eternity contains nothing but loneliness, heartache, and distrust. The childhood vision of a successful marriage and a happy…