Tag: This Hedgehog of Mine

National Pet Day | Choose Joy

Pets are something special, a way for humans and animals to meet in harmony. They can lift burdens and inspire happiness.

Even Hedgies Get Sick

Mom’s not been blogging or even reading for the last several days since I got sick. Personally, I think it’s much ado about nothing. Yes I have a lump under my jaw that the vet says is a skin infection, and yes eating isn’t so much fun. But I still nap all the time and…

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Little Moments of Joy

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how to spread a bit of joy and happiness to others. More often than not, happiness comes in little starts here and there, little moments in time that illuminate your heart like a candle in darkness. So based on this (and a post I saw on a friend’s…

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The Perilous Gard | Book Club

I completely forgot about the December book club because, you know, the madness of the holidays. As we did a book exchange instead of reading a book, I’m going to review the book I chose to give in the exchange: The Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie Pope. This is one of my all-time favorite books—probably because…

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2017 Reading Goals

One of the best parts about a new year are the bright, shiny goals that you set for yourself (not that all those goals come to fruition—they become less bright and shiny around February time when the thrill of trying to change yourself wears thin). However, reading goals are much easier to achieve because it’s…

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Light the World

This year, I spent 25 days serving others for the LDS Church’s #LIGHTtheWORLD campaign. I donated food, clothes, and my cute little face to the world to show that everybody can make a big difference in a small way. For all of you who missed my daily Instagram posts about being Christ-like, here’s my entire month in review: Most importantly,…

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Why I Now Ask Children What They Gave Instead of Got for Christmas

As I write this blog post, I’m not sure I’ll actually publish it because it sounds so much like criticism, and I don’t mean to criticize. I like Christmas. I love Christmas. I love seeing a living room filled with presents; I love seeing the joy on children’s faces; I love the whole idea and reality of…

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