Action Weekend
Just a glimpse of our action-packed weekend… Portland Oregon Temple: being on the grounds is indescribable. But I’ll try anyways to capture some of the feelings I have there every time I go: peace, love, calm, gratitude, hope. Amy and I decided with a third child coming, it’s time to invest in a car with…
My Daughter and the Temple
“I love to see the temple, I’ll go inside one day.” LDS Primary Songbook Portland Temple 2.23.2020 This visit to the temple grounds was very special for me. Despite having some difficulty getting through church with two kids (not unusual, given they’re both under two, difficulty is bound to arise), we made our way to…
The Time I Guest Wrote for My Wife’s Blog
My wife, Amy, writes about experiences from her life, primarily from the beginning of our marriage forward, on her blog The Niels Theory (our last name is ‘Nielsen’). She recently decided to cover a topic she would have me write, since I was emotionally closer to the situation. The topic was about my brother and…
Inspiration
Every so often, I come across quotes and other things in life that I find very meaningful and inspirational. Below is a living list of these things that I will update as I find them. Genius is eternal patience. Michelangelo Confidence is what we gain from experience. Courage is what we use to make experiences…
My Reasons for this Blog
I thought I’d start my blog with explaining why I’m even here writing to ‘who knows will read this’ in the first place. I’ve written a blog post explaining these reasons that I’ll copy here: Honestly, the purpose of the blog is to help me process and accept some things I’m working on for what…
Back to the Temple
My family and I love the temple so much just because of the relief from the stressors of life that we feel there, even on the grounds. And we just had a son, who initially struggled with a health issue (very stressful), and moved back to Oregon (also very stressful!). All within two weeks of…
The Temple
My family and I were able to visit the Tucson temple twice this past weekend and had a blast. The grounds are beautifully kept and filled with eye-catching landscapes. My daughter (age 1) loves to crawl around and explore on her own while we follow. We keep a close eye out for other critters of…
Line Upon Line 