Perfectly Patti

There are two Easters.

One with bunnies and baskets, the other with Christ's Resurrection.

I've been having a hard time lately helping my children appreciate the more important of the two.

What should I do to help them?

I hope your Easter weekend is full of love and appreciation for our Savior.

Just in case you didn't know, I have a crap-ton of children.I didn't set out for this to happen.In truth...I never super liked kids in the first place.So how did I end up with so many and grow to love them each for their own individual qualities?Let's find out!

Teenagers know everything.Those of us who are parents of these creatures know this all too well.It's infuriating!But...it got me thinking about our relationship with God and how we all tend to think we know better.Let's talk about it a bit...

Sometimes I just can't. 

I have nothing left to give. 

I'm realizing that's okay! 

Let's talk about it...

While we were on vacation we decided to attend church, and since we didn't have Sunday dress, we went in shorts and t-shirts.

I wanted to talk about this a bit, and why we dress up for church...and why our presence is more important than our clothing...

I've been thinking a lot about friendship over the past few days.I have some amazing friendships!It got me thinking about my friendship with Christ.What does that friendship look like?I wanted to talk about it today and see what we're all doing to strengthen our friendship with our Savior.

When someone you know passes away suddenly, it can feel like a gut punch.The pain lingers.I'm feeling that right now, and wanted to talk about it with all of you.Join me for some tears.

Have you ever had a crisis of faith?I got a text this weekend that was quite wonderful.I wanted to talk about it, and discover what it means to have a faith crisis and how we get through it.

Yesterday my youngest daughter made a mistake with a school project that paralyzed her with fear. 

The world was coming to an end! 

She couldn't accept any solution we thought of. Fear had taken over. 

I wanted to talk about this today. 

We all go through moments like this. 

How often do we let fear keep us from finding the answers we're seeking?

Last week I told all of you about my need to eat a hamburger despite my health goals.

Yes, I am now regretting that decision (with help from my gurgling stomach).

It got me thinking about a lot of things, and I want to share.