Sun Breaks in the Rainy City

Wow, that's horrific, both your story and the clip...

2009-11-07T16:33:52.552-08:00

Wow, that's horrific, both your story and the clip.

Oh my goodness. Yay for BYU remaining nice. Last...

2009-11-07T15:31:24.345-08:00

Oh my goodness. Yay for BYU remaining nice. Last year, my daughter's lacrosse team encountered the "evil" lacrosse team. One of the girls on our team got hurt so bad she was out for most of the rest of the season. This is just NOT OKAY!!

Taking risk, diving in, saying yes can be so uncom...

2009-11-06T07:36:09.971-08:00

Taking risk, diving in, saying yes can be so uncomfortable at times but the reward is great!

Amazing! And so scary! I loved the message! Sta...

2009-10-26T15:55:23.335-07:00

Amazing! And so scary! I loved the message! Stay in one piece please Mike!

Had to break down and get glasses. I guess it's a ...

2009-10-23T22:13:48.573-07:00

Had to break down and get glasses. I guess it's a 30's thing.

I was freaking out just watching him do it. Oh man...

2009-10-23T15:51:12.045-07:00

I was freaking out just watching him do it. Oh man. What a crazy man.

$80 can go far in FORKS!!

2009-10-23T14:05:48.412-07:00

$80 can go far in FORKS!!

Thanks for sharing your feelings and emotions abou...

2009-10-22T16:22:47.207-07:00

Thanks for sharing your feelings and emotions about Mike's "dive" last week. The hair on the back of my neck was standing on end as I watched the video Sunday morning. It was awesome, breathtaking, and exhilarating, all at the same time.

I believe your "big guy" would do anything just about anything for Jesus. It was awe inspiring.

That is CRAZY. Thanks so much for doing this and f...

2009-10-20T18:54:00.353-07:00

That is CRAZY. Thanks so much for doing this and for sharing this message. Just awesome. I'm pumped up now!

Amazing post. Thank you so much for sharing! Ris...

2009-10-20T16:41:47.078-07:00

Amazing post. Thank you so much for sharing! Risk is scary, but the reward is awesome!

Wow, Jod. This was SO well-written, vivid, and mov...

2009-10-18T13:42:51.549-07:00

Wow, Jod. This was SO well-written, vivid, and moving. One of your best, I think.

And Alex, it simultaneously breaks my heart that she is so brave and old that she does things BY HERSELF now and makes me swell with pride as her aunt.

Keep 'em comin' Jod!

Oh this made me laugh and cry. Laugh because I was...

2009-10-06T20:43:26.465-07:00

Oh this made me laugh and cry. Laugh because I was totally rolling my eyes as my mom held my hand while shopping on Saturday (super awkward because Jonathan was holding my other hand) and cry because it's so true! I'm glad Alex was brave! I'm sure she's going to be so much better at her violin playing by May that you'll be amazed.

Jodie--you are an amazing writer and story teller....

2009-10-06T20:39:06.208-07:00

Jodie--you are an amazing writer and story teller. And there is no doubt in my mind that you two are the most fantastic parents--and your children never doubt for a moment how loved they are. Keep up the great work!!

jeez ... i'm crying all over my dinner while readi...

2009-10-06T19:57:25.111-07:00

jeez ... i'm crying all over my dinner while reading this.

and i also kinda giggled thinking that YOU woke her up EARLY. i'm only saying that lovingly from a non-morning-person friend.

what a sweet story.

i love all the howertons.

and i love how you love each other.
xoxo

This is such a sweet story! She is so brave, as a...

2009-10-06T17:01:39.255-07:00

This is such a sweet story! She is so brave, as are the two of you!

BTW, I love 8th graders, not 7th graders though. :)

I love this story! I always tell myself that our ...

2009-10-06T16:38:52.653-07:00

I love this story! I always tell myself that our job as parents is to work ourselves out of a job as soon as possible! Sounds like you're doing a wonderful job of this!!

Ok. Crying. Glad that you are going through this a...

2009-10-06T16:06:30.597-07:00

Ok. Crying. Glad that you are going through this ahead of me! Thanks for sharing!

Sweeeeet!!! And she's Canadian!

2009-09-30T19:47:40.885-07:00

Sweeeeet!!! And she's Canadian!

oh BABE! YOU make me CRY! I LOVE our family!!!

2009-09-28T17:38:27.229-07:00

oh BABE! YOU make me CRY! I LOVE our family!!!

Congrats!! I can't believe you waited this long!! ...

2009-09-27T16:37:24.989-07:00

Congrats!! I can't believe you waited this long!! Miss you all!!

Oh it's very nice and quite official looking! Does...

2009-09-22T22:19:08.643-07:00

Oh it's very nice and quite official looking! Does that mean we'll see you riding your bike to get groceries and we can wave to you?

It's a girl! ;-)

2009-09-22T18:30:14.452-07:00

It's a girl! ;-)

Excellent points! We've implimented the reading = ...

2009-09-22T14:42:24.367-07:00

Excellent points! We've implimented the reading = games this year and I find myself annoyed having to keep track of the time for my kids (but it's worth it - I just need to quit being stubborn). I set up a timer for my 9yr old, which seems to help.

P.S. I came over to your blog from Lisa Stookey's :)

Good for you! I am going through a lull myself aft...

2009-09-15T12:23:46.663-07:00

Good for you! I am going through a lull myself after getting back from the DR and Haiti...

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I am so glad you are getting your blog back on!

2009-09-13T07:51:53.395-07:00

I am so glad you are getting your blog back on!