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A Fun Final Week of 2025
We have been so blessed with gorgeous weather this past week, and I have been soaking in the time I get to spend walking outside in nature, since those walks won’t fit into the schedule once I start teaching again… Continue reading
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My Year in Books – 2025
I love to read, and I always have. There were definitely periods of time in my life where I didn’t get to read for fun as much as I would like, but between the amazing gift of audio and ebooks,… Continue reading
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A Wonderful Family Christmas
I love Christmas, especially Christmas Eve, as we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, spend extra time together as a family, and participate in some of our favorite traditions. This Christmas Eve, we started things off with a walk at… Continue reading
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Merry Christmas 2025
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Brown family! And what a year it has been! A year full of adventures, both good and hard, and a year full of all the miracles. This year has had so many… Continue reading
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Celebrating 20 Year Old Derek
How is my little Derek so grown up?? Twenty years old?! He went from being my Santa baby home from the hospital, to being my “tall boy,” who cannot only reach all the high things for me, but is the… Continue reading
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3rd Week of Christmas & Back to School
What a week!! So good, so hard, so fun, and yet so bone-wearingly exhausting (both mentally and physically). On Monday, I went back to work. I set foot in my classroom for the first time since a week after my… Continue reading
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The Second Week of Christmas
We started off the second week of Christmas celebrations with one of our very favorite things – watching the First Presidency Christmas Devotional. It is also incredibly inspiring, and always starts off the holiday season firmly centered on our Savior,… Continue reading
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Holding on to Hope – A Health Update
I guess it’s time for an update about me and how I’m doing, but I’ve been so overwhelmed with all the emotions this week, that I haven’t been sure how to put it into words. It has now been four… Continue reading
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The First Week of Christmas
We started December off right with a visit to the San Antonio Temple with Kevin, Lily and my sister Wendy. What a lovely way to start the day and the month. Plus, I always love any chance I have to… Continue reading
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A Fabulous Few Days with Cheryl
My amazing sister, Cheryl, flew in late on Monday night to visit and take care of me for a few days, and it was such a fantastic visit. Originally, she was supposed to get in earlier, but sadly she got… Continue reading
