I wish there was live action video of the game that will go down in Murley family history. Today at approximately 11:35 am Jordan offic...

As summer comes to an end and September is upon us, I am happy to see that my potted flowers are still going strong.  Yes, for another year...

Whenever there is a creative project on my agenda I always manage to drop blogging off on the side of the road and drive off into the sunset...

I was looking through some old drafts that I never posted and found this blog entry I wrote when Parker was just a newborn. For some reas...

Clara keeps us cool at dinner by whipping up green shakes for us on a regular basis. She's been taught how to make those nutritiona...

Our youth activity was going to be held at our place on Tuesday evening so I quickly zipped over to the church to pick up a few things fo...

Dear Mom, I understand you might be a little frustrated.  When I broke your violin-playing-music-figurine from your childhood I was jus...

More than our first car, more than our second car, more than my church mission to Japan, more than Craig's church mission to ...

 Parker and his good buddy Carter at the Canada Day Ward Picnic. . .     "Carter do you want to play with my football?" ...

Emily challenged her big brother to a push-up and sit-up competition.   She lost.   A Little Lesson I won't say how badly...

I know, I know, word clouds are yesterday's news, but I still think they're pretty awesome. You can click here and do one f...

It's in our nature to have a full calendar with plans weaving in and out of every chunk of time. Last night it was sprinkling and c...

If you ever call my house and I don't answer.  Cut me some slack. A Little Lesson: This is the THIRD time Parker has covered hims...

Here is Clara making a snowball back when we had that  ONE day of snow we had over the entire holidays.   Today it will be TWO  weeks ...

Someone asked me the other day . . . is he rolling over yet?  I replied in slow motion as my brain started thinking in overdrive "noo...

If If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men ...

Our house is healthy again, so Craig took the older kids out to the movies.  When they all came home they entered the kitchen as if the...

I found it.  It was right there all along, but I didn't know I could just take it and chomp on it whenever I liked!  It's so awe...

A Little Lesson  Having a newborn during this Christmas season has made me  reflect over and over and over again about the lite...

He took Christmas eve, Christmas day and boxing day off.  Except Sundays, he pretty much plays basketball every other day of the year.  ...

We have a handful of traditions at Christmas time that my kids look forward to. Some are formal, while others are a little more casual, som...

It started late on Christmas eve with Grandpa, then Clara, Emily and I went next followed by Benjamin, then Auntie Shauna and finally Cra...

(Parker in his carseat) I face each new day with a smile, because this little darling likes to sleep all night long.  His bassinet f...

Yep. A Little Lesson I get asked a lot "Was Parker a surprise?" The answer is no. When I made these stockings, Clar...

Parker was sound asleep in his bassinet. Jordan was busy learning at school. Dad took everything that makes noise in our house out fo...

I'm okay with it. I'm the fourth child. It's the first snow of the year. Wearing a pair of my sister's pink gloves ...

Thank you nice lady at the Mac store.   I make up beds. I make up stories.  I'll even help you to make up your mind. But I don'...

Jordan's team in the stands waiting to play their long time rivals Vancouver College in the tournament finals. Jordan spends most ...

Thank you Parker for sitting quietly in your bouncy chair so that I could finally finally finally finish decorating the tree. Days between...

I cried today.  I cried when I heard the terrible news on the radio that there were possibly dozens of children killed in a school shooting ...

 My three younger kids are out of school and on Christmas holiday.  In an attempt to NOT have three young people glued to some...