It started at Mormor’s house. Their 5-year-old cousin took some puzzles out of the toy cabinet and asked Happy Boy if he wanted to do…
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The Adventures of Happy Boy & Sassy Girl: Best Friends
Happy Boy and Sassy Girl are best friends. They have been since the day they met. When Mommy and Daddy brought Sassy Girl home from…
Discovering Amy Macdonald
I first learned about Amy Macdonald in Denmark in 2012. I walked into a music store with my parents and sisters and saw a large…
Radiating the Light of Christ
Last week, my husband and I took our children to visit my maternal grandmother (Mormor) in central Utah. She has a comfortable home filled with…
The American Search for Hygge
“Americans are so interested in hygge,” Mormor says, “but they will never understand it.” I first learned the word hygge while studying the Danish language on…
Childhood Christmas Traditions
I love Christmas. It’s my second-favorite holiday. Even though our finances are tighter now than they have ever been before, I still enjoy the feeling…
The Adventures of Happy Boy & Sassy Girl: After Bedtime
Happy Boy and Sassy Girl are always happy when Daddy comes home. Since they haven’t seen him all day, they do everything they can to…
The Adventures of Happy Boy & Sassy Girl: Music
Happy Boy isn’t always happy. Life is tough when you’re 3 years old. Sassy Girl isn’t always sassy. Life is tough when you’re 1 ½…
The Adventures of Happy Boy & Sassy Girl: The New Baby
Happy Boy is not just happy, he’s very excited. Mormor and Aunt Kissa came and Daddy left to get Mommy from the hospital. They say…
Confronting Depression
This week, I’ve been struggling with depression. I hesitate to talk about it for a number of reasons. The most obvious is the personal nature…