A week ago, my in-laws were involved in a terrible traffic accident when a car turned into their lane and hit them head-on. Thankfully they avoided any life-threatening injuries, but it’s been a very difficult recovery process for both of them so far. Greg’s 80-year-old dad required surgery for a shattered hip and will be …
Another Wightman wedding in the books! We love these two so much. Welcome to the family, JaLynn! Save Save
It’s been quite an adventure over the last few weeks trying to decide where we’re supposed to live now that Greg has a new job. Because his position is partially remote, it gave us a lot of flexibility in where we could settle. We thought about staying here in Rexburg so Lexi could finish her …
Yep, that’s the question I’m throwing out into the blogosphere today. Do you have something that you find yourself turning to again and again throughout the day to the point where it’s become a personal obsession? If you’re like me, I’m guessing whatever it is popped into your mind immediately as soon as you read …
Greg got a new job. 🙂 And we’re all so excited we can hardly stand it. We could feel the Lord’s hand continually throughout the application process, and it quickly became apparent that this is where he’s supposed to be. So basically, we’re all doing a happy dance around here and preparing to adjust our …
In the last General Conference, one talk that jumped out at me was by Elder David A. Bednar. I loved how he pointed out that, “we can not only know about the Lord but also come to know Him” (Oct. 2016, emphasis mine). It’s a subject I’ve studied a lot over the last several years, …
Chase and JaLynn got engaged this week & we couldn’t be more excited! These two clicked so quickly, we saw it coming almost immediately. Here’s to another spring wedding and adding another Wightman to this crazy tribe. 🙂 Love you two! So incredibly happy for you both! Save
As a family we’ve been talking a lot about the story I mentioned in my last post—the one where Christ calmed the storm in Mark chapter 4. And as we’ve been looking deeper into the account, something stuck out to me that sent my mind reeling in a whole new direction. Specifically something Christ said …
This blog has been so therapeutic for me lately. It’s been a great way to work through things I’m thinking and feeling as our family tries to tackle life right now. I know I’ve already written on the above-mentioned subject, but some additional ideas came as I sat in the temple today, so I …
I’ve been thinking about this subject a lot lately. Maybe because the focus of my scripture study the last few months has been the love of Christ. Especially how Nephi says this love is “desirable to make one happy,” “most sweet, above all [we’ve] ever before tasted,” and “most joyous to the soul” (1 Ne. …
Hope you all had a wonderful holiday season like we did! I’ve enjoyed an overdose of games, laughing, Christmas movies, food, my kids, staying up late, and loving on our adorable grandbaby. It was the best Christmas present I could ever receive. 🙂 Save Save
It’s a phrase we hear all the time, even across the pulpit at church. And since our family is definitely going through something with the potential to kill us both emotionally and spiritually, I guess I should be tattooing those words across the middle of my forehead right about now. But I’ll let you …
I know, I haven’t written for a really long time. And I’ll admit that I wanted my first post back to be very different than the one I’m about to write. You see, since early spring we’ve been dealing with some unemployment. As a result, we decided to sell our home in June and we’ve …
I’ve never written a book review before (which is funny because I’ve asked a lot of people to review mine). But lately I’ve been re-reading one particular book that’s had me absolutely itching to review it. Or at least just rave about it. I honestly think it’s one of the most insightful and powerful LDS …
Introducing Declan Breck Wightman, born 4/14/16 and weighing in at a whopping 8lbs 12oz!! I’m so proud of Katelyn, our daughter in law. It wasn’t an easy birth, but she was AMAZING. I know she and Breck will be such great parents. We’re absolutely thrilled to welcome this darling little guy into our ever-growing family. …
I haven’t posted for a while, and I’ve been feeling all week like I should get a post up on the blog. But the pressure I’ve felt to post something has actually got me thinking about why I even blog or post on social media in the first place. Now, I’ll be the first to …
Today I want to throw out a question that’s been stirring around in my mind for a long time: Is every kind of service good service? I know that may sound weird, especially since service has become such a huge buzzword in the church today. We hear countless Conference talks and Sunday lessons encouraging us …
I’m dealing with something right now that brings to mind a lesson I’ve learned many times over the years: sometimes a “Yes” from the Lord seems for a while a lot more like a “No.” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve prayed and prayed for something—even something I’ve been prompted to pray for—and …
It’s that time of year again. The time when every other commercial on TV is either weightwatchers or NutriSystem. Now they’ve even got Oprah on board, so who wouldn’t want to jump on that bandwagon?? I certainly did—year after year after frustrating year. I dove into whatever the latest craze was that would hopefully help …
It’s December 16th, which means we’re right in the heart of Christmastime. And I’ve been busy doing what most of you have been doing–shopping, planning, baking, going to Christmas concerts, and trying to find ways to bless others at this time of year. And yet, again and again, I’ve felt a recurring prompting not …
