my 8 favorite books in 2016

In 2016, I read over 23 books and still have my nose in a bunch of others.  I have a goal to read more books in 2017, but I think some time should definitely be…

December Bookshelf Updates

This is one of my favorite book months to date!  I was a huge fan of all of the books I read and I am loving all of the books I currently have my nose…

Happy 6th to us!

It is wild to me that 6 years ago we walked out of the Mesa, Arizona temple a new family.  We’ve learned so much about each other, about life, and we’ve done so much.  Just…

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a little about me

I realized it has basically been a year and a half since I shared one of those “a little bit about me things.”  I really enjoy reading those on others and since I’ve been writing these…

9 perfect gifts for book lovers

Buying gifts for people seriously puts me in panic mode.  Receiving gifts from people is almost just as bad.  Are they going to take this present as being the pure symbolism of our friendship or…