Starting Fresh with a New Year and New Goals
It has been a long while since I last posted, but I’ve felt a pull to share some of what we have been up to, things we love, and places we’ve been. I’m unsure how often I’ll post, but I look forward to it.
My blog was first named “The Family Trifecta” as my husband and I hoped to have our priorities in place with Faith, Family, and Fun. We are entering a very different time of life now, but those three things remain at the top of our list. Our faith remains our foundation. Family is the constant and eternal love and motivator. Fun makes all of the difficult times worth it. I wish I could say we were amazing at making all three happen every day, but we are constantly working on it. The fun part seems to get lost in the work grind, school focus, and the chores that come with responsibility.
Jade recently returned from her church mission to Tokyo. She’s starting at BYU in January and moving to Orem for the semester. Ivy is wrapping up her senior year with an English class, seminary, and a new job at the Porsche/Audi dealership. We’re anxious to hear where she’ll be heading in August. It’s crazy that I started blogging when Jade was four and Ivy was just 18 months old! Now, Jade is almost 21, and Ivy has just turned 18.
Scott and I have both been working from home for the past 6-7 years, which has been excellent, but maybe not as fantastic for the girls because they have to keep it quiet when either of us is on calls, and we aren’t perfect about walking away from work. But it has been great for flexibility, minimized the impact during COVID-19, and it means one of us can almost always help the girls when they need something.
Some things I’d like to share here include ways we are having fun, recipes (in hopes the girls will use them in their own homes one day), spiritual lessons/talks, thoughts on parenting young adults – and where we fall short, family stories that deserve a more permanent place than my memory, and stuff that makes our life easier (especially the things Scott researches like crazy).
