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My name is Sarah Johnson. I am a wife, a mother, an entrepreneur, a baker, and a friend. I write for work and I write for relief. I write for fun. When I am not writing, I am often thinking about writing. This blog is a collection of my thoughts, my heart and my faith. I celebrate my membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I love people, I also love connecting with and sharing life lessons and light with people of all faiths. I enjoy cooking and baking, gardening, and being in nature.
“I am a good communicator”
Brennan told me point blank the other night, “Mom, I am a good communicator.” Yes. You are sweetie. And for that I love you. A good communicator, to exclaim your wonder and ability to dress yourself…after church it was spider man hat, buzz light year jammie shirt, pirate pants and cars socks. You communicate that you are a big boy and you can do it yourself. You communicate, “look how colorful and alive I am! Look at me! I live in the moment, based on what makes me happy!”...
Our Scavenger Hunt
Today I worked. Work is going so well. I fell authentic and happy. I am really enjoying the opportunities coming our way. I am so happy and feel more connected to Jonny than I have in a long time. After work, I wanted to go do something with the kids. We created a scavenger hunt of things to look for when we went to go look at the Draper temple grounds. Moroni, check, House of the Lord, check. Windows, check. Flower beds, check. And off we went. We found...
Gently wafting bubbles…… June 12th, 2010
I wonder what I will remember about this day. If I could capture this moment, what would I cherish about today in twenty years from now. I wonder if it will be the tiptoeing of my children to come and snuggle in bed with me when they know they are not supposed to, and the delight I have at snuggling all five of us in a single bed. I wonder if it will be the tantrum followed by the joy of working together to clean the house, yes children,...
A new chapter is coming
I went to a baptism today for a cousin of Anna’s. Hailey Vick is a second cousin. She has blonde hair, hopeful blue eyes and a newly adult-tooth smile. Her delicate and beautiful white dress reverently donned her small frame. She stood tall next to her bishop as he introduced her, a daughter of Jason and Holly, and shared her favorite scripture hero and her goals to be more Christlike by being kind to everyone. The spirit witnessed to me, while I corralled and convinced my children to be...
I thought it was going to rain….
I thought it was going to rain, but it poured!I thought it was going to be sunny, but it warmed!Life is full of ups and downs. But what I knowIs that with God there are no bounds. I look across my life mid throughand wonder without him, what’d I’d do.Life is so good, and grand and fatefulThere’s not a reason to be prideful or hateful. Challenges come, and challenges go.But without God there’s nothing I can’t do...
New Beginnings and Pink Petals
There is something transformative about stepping through the door of opportunity. It requires thought, it requires courage and action. It also requires removing other commitments that either took time, space or energy. I have fully and with commitment, walked through a door. Forever changing the path and outcome of my life. Once, a friend of mine told me about chapters in life. He said that once you move on to a new chapter, there is no going back to the way things once were. I feel such rapturous joy...
Memory Lane
I am walking down memory lane tonight, as I look upon the journey of our family! How precious is each moment, before another moment is gone, I want to bottle this instant. In another blink, it will be gone and they will be grown. This picture is fro Fall of 2007, Brennan was such a handful! So busy, so curious and so happy. I am grateful for fall! This picture is from an autumn three years earlier, when I was pregnant with Brennan. What a darling little girl! Vibrance...
Gratitude Crossroads
It’s 10:37 pm Saturday night. I can’t believe how tired I am! It has been an emotionally draining week, to say the least. Physically, we have been running all day. I am grateful for my beautiful spring blossoms on my trees outside my house! They make me happy! I am grateful for timeouts, just as much for Mommy as for naughty little kids. It gives me a moment to breathe and calm my senses. I am grateful for a supportive husband. I am grateful for a washing machine that...
Changes and Seasons
So here in Utah, its spring. Only the weather comes in like waves of uncertainty. One minute the air is fresh and warm, the sun will heat up your back as you sit and watch your children play at the blossoming park. Then, just in another blink, ferocious black clouds blow across the sky as if they are spitting out vengeance with the passing of winter. They laugh, knowing that their tantalizing tricks will haunt a chill for another afternoon before warmth really belongs to us. One day after...
First Glance, Lasting Impression
The first breath of a child is a defining moment for any parent. Before she came, I couldn’t image life with three children. After she arrived my every breath encompassed another child who owns my heart. It longer belongs to me. Greatly enjoying the small moments, such as the glance of my sweet husband to an onlooking, admiring, coddling infant. She feels safe in his arms, and for a small moment, all of his cares and worries slip away and he sees nothing but her. Another moment, when a...
Windy Whistler
My, its windy outside. A storms a comin’! While watching a hitchcock inspired TV show, the big BBQ blew over and hit our kitchen door. It frightened me a bit. That scary feeling like a spider’s crawling up your back came through me all at once and I re-confirmed that I don’t like scary movies. Why is it that I procrastinate, or doubt, or feel vulnerable? Challenges come to every person, man or woman, tall or short, big or little. The choices we make ultimately determine what happens to...