"Mom, I need to ask you a question about sex"

Brayden: "Mom, I need to ask you a question about sex"
Me (getting myself ready to handle the situation without making it a situation): “okay” 
Brayden: “who lays on top during sex”Me (with a small hesitation and slight smile): “um… there isn't just one way of having sex. Either person can be on top.” Brayden: “can you do it sideways?” Me (damn hell why doesn't a meteor hit my house): “yes, you can do it sideways. You and your wife will get to figure out what works for you together” Brayden: “okay, thanks!” Brayden: "mom, I need to ask you a question about sex"

Help me NOW!!!!

The truth is, we talk about sex all the time in my family. We are open about alcohol and drugs, we are open about lying and truth, we are open about sex and pornography.

Now a days, this is the only way to be. The world we live in will teach them if we don't. And let me just say this... the average age of exposure to pornography is 11 years old.  It's normally on accident and in the safety of the child's home.

If you need any help of have any questions on how to talk to your kids I'm here and I know a lot of professionals and friends who are experts! I have a list of books and they are awesome!

Okay, my plug is done, but COME ON PEOPLE!

Click below for information:
Fight the New Drug
Bloom for Women
LifeStar  {just please don't go to the LifeStar in Mesa with Floyd Godfrey | Kill me now}
Togetherness Project

Testimony Meeting

Milli sneaking an illegal photo before the meeting started! 

Our family sorta took over I suppose!
But it's great when the family gets together so we take advantage! 

Tammy's testimony: Christ 

Sid's testimony: The Spirit 

Avery bore her testimony for the first time ever:  “I know the church is true. I hope you do too.”

Brayden gave the sweetest testimony about family. He started getting pretty emotional which is very vulnerable for a 12 year old boy in a new "summer" ward. Brayden has always been sensitive to the spirit. 

Life is Hard

My nervous break-down view - The Gilbert Temple 

Sometimes (actually this is the first time) when I'm having a nervous breakdown (this isn't my first by any means) my husband gets me my own hotel room for one night so I can get grounded again. I know he does this 99% for me and my sanity but that other 1% comes from his fear of WHAT IS HAPPENING TO HER! Here's the view from my hotel room... it speaks volumes to me. Also, I have to ask, does everyone else just handle life better than me? Why isn't everyone else running to hotels to get a grip?

Or maybe the better question... 

Why don't we share our messiness with each other more? 

Happy Father's Day

I don't know who is luckier… me (because I have my dad as a dad) or my kids (because they have their dad as a dad). Happy Father's Day to these two amazing dads. Welcome to their boulevard, they are the presidents… 
obviously! 

Today Brayden was TERRIBLE. He gets so panicky and looses perspective. I hope he gets things figured out. We are trying something new, something we are referring to as “snap”. I am sure I will be following up with this.

Bella is incredibly cute and sweet. It’s almost too cute and too sweet!

Jack is solid. He is needy but he is solid. He was so excited to serve Jon today for Father’s Day. We started a restaurant called “Jack’s Warehouse Storage Unit” and it was fun! We made everyone nachos and served everyone in bed for nap time! Jack is SOLID.

Recovery Life

I'm feeling melancholy. 

Driving with the family to Newport thinking about how a year ago, while we were here, I was getting ready to present at my first fireside about body image! It feels like a lifetime ago!

It is amazing how sharing my story has changed my life! Just this week I sat with a stranger waiting for a call from Remuda. The call came while I was visiting with her. That was on Wednesday afternoon and she went in on Thursday morning.

It's amazing how "helping" others actually helps me... A MILLION TIMES MORE.

It's such a tool in my recovery. I feel so lucky. I didn't do anything special. But I sure get treated like I did!

Tennis Day

Jack had his first tennis tournament today! 

He took 2nd place!

Brayden invited Dylan to go with us! It was cute having her there with him. They like each other but what I love is that Brayden was himself around her, he didn’t alter at all! 

Brayden is "in love" and awesome. 

Jack is awesome-awesome. 

Bella is hard and awesome. 

Jon and I made some dubsmash videos, it was fun and awesome.

THIS IS MY LIFE!!!

Mother's Day

Today was great! 
I was spoiled! 

My favorite part was spending time painting my picnic table with my family. 

It was like I captured happiness in a single moment. 

Being a mom is hard and being a wife is harder. But there are moments where I feel so happy, and so content, and so peaceful and it makes all of the fear and anxiety and all of the doubt worth it. 

Happy Mother's Day.