Cancer is a cruel disease.  Some of the most beautiful, courageous, special people I have ever met are battling cancer and it’s just not fair.  One of those special souls is this gorgeous little girl, Cami Carver. This is not Cami’s first bout of leukemia.  She first battled this devastating disease at age 4.  She […]

Cancer is a cruel disease.  Some of the most beautiful, courageous, special people I have ever met are battling cancer and it’s just not fair.  One of those special souls is this gorgeous little girl, Cami Carver. This is not Cami’s first bout of leukemia.  She first battled this devastating disease at age 4.  She […]

The subject line read simply “lips.”  It had been a very long day– a long week at work– covering the immigration debate and my inbox had been filled with hate mail.  Most of it was so skewed to one side or the other, I would just ignore it.  Occasionally I would respond explaining why I […]

A couple of years ago, I overheard my husband describing my dad to someone. He said “he has white/gray hair.” “My dad doesn’t have white hair,” I said. “Uh, yeah he does,” Jon said. “No he doesn’t,” I insisted. “My dad has dark brown hair.” It took showing me a somewhat recent photo of my […]

Accidents happen.  When you hear that phrase so frequently, it almost takes away the weight of what really happened– the challenges and trials those affected by an accident of any kind face.  And you never think it’s going to happen to you.  That’s what Cody Walker thought.  He was on top of the world– a […]

Photo by Veronica Reeve Yep, I’m one of those moms. The moms who gush and ooh and awe and think everything their baby does is adorable. I just can’t help myself. I’m so head over heels for this perfect little person my Heavenly Father and husband helped me create. I truly cherish every. single moment. […]