Tag: parenting Libby and the Garden I have this photo of me and my younger daughter, Libby, working in my garden about five years ago, when I first put the site up. The photo is… Idaho Falls, Traveling, and Eating Right, Part 2 I love my five-mile run on the Snake River in Idaho Falls. It’s quirky. Thousands of geese of all ages, everywhere, and apparently it’s illegal to scare or chase them,… Read Sarah’s Inspiring Story About a Year of Green Smoothies! Today I share a letter we got recently. As reply to this blog entry, tell me—what happened to you when you (a) started drinking green drinks daily, and/or (b) started… Intention is Everything This is a photo of my son picking a sophomore named Tate off the ground to celebrate what happened last night at Utah’s legendary Gates Field where state high school… Cade Pitches State Finals Today This is my boy Kincade, graduating from high school this month. He’s a delightful kid to have around, loving and funny. He’s also the starting pitcher today at Timpanogos High… an update on my sports-mom dramas If you read my silly blog last week about the mom who asked me to make Funeral Potatoes, here’s the update. The boys are still high on their last game,… Be the Change: Part 3 of 3 Can we talk about ways to walk against the current because we want to Be the Change? I hope you’ll share your ways too, so we can all learn from… Hunger Games and “Being the Change”: Part 2 of 3 Are we obsessed with rich food? With how everything tastes? I promise you, we are. The thing everyone wants to talk to me about, when I’m out running errands or… My boy makes green smoothies to impress hot girls Last night my 18-year old son had some hot girls from his school over to…..wait for it….do a green smoothie demo. I mocked him pretty hard. Since he has never… Libby Goes Vegan You know I don’t promote any “isms”–vegetarianism, veganism, raw foodism. I’m secretly a fan of all those movements. But I don’t adopt them as extremist positions because I think… How things change, from age 8 to age 18 Sometimes in my lectures, I encourage the moms of young children to make the change NOW while they’re still “in control” of so many things in the home, including diet…. Parenting and Nutrition: I hate being the bad guy, part 3 of 3 Oprah always says, “When you know better, you do better.” I believe that. There’s a lag that frustrates many of us, between our behavior versus our knowledge. (You’ve educated yourself… Posts navigation < Newer posts12345Older posts >Last Page>>