The meaning of the name Sophia is “wisdom”. I think I learned this when Marc and I decided on a name for our 4th child (3rd girl). It is not the reason we named her Sophia, but it was a nice meaning none the less. I was reminded of this when Sophia started taking Seminary … [Read more…]
Today I took Sophia to get her senior yearbook photo taken. When I scheduled the appointment a little piece of me broke. Since then, every time I think of our baby graduating high school next year (which is often), I break a little more. I received an email about two or three weeks before the … [Read more…]
THIS POST WAS WRITTEN IN MARCH OF 2020, THEN LONG FORGOTTEN. I CAME ACROSS THE DRAFT OF THE POST AND PUBLISHED IT IMMEDIATELY. IT IS CRAZY TO ME TO LOOK BACK 5+ YEARS TO SEE WHAT WE WERE GOING THROUGH WHILE THE WORLD SHUT DOWN DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC. THERE WERE MANY THINGS I HAD … [Read more…]
Sophia was able to participate in another powder puff derby with the Stake Activity Days. This will be her last one as she will be turning 11 later this year and moving on to Young Women’s next year! Sophia was such a good support to her “Teammates” and had fun cheering everyone on.
I had the opportunity to dust off my tap shoes and warm up my singing voice. It was COMPLETELY out of my comfort zone, but I decided to go for it. I hadn’t performed like this since high school, but it was totally worth it! It all started with a call from a friend from … [Read more…]