We & Serendipity

I've mentioned a plethora of times in my blog how blessed I am to have such an amazing family. My sisters are two people that I (a) look up to a ton and (b) enjoy spending time with! Like....all of my time. We hadn't been on a girl's trip in about 5 years, so we felt like it was about t…

When I was a junior in high school, my family had the unique opportunity to sponsor some children from Kenya that were part of a group called "The Singing Children of Africa." They toured to the UK and then to the US to try to raise money for their school and families. This opportunity wa…

I can't even tell y'all how proud I am to be writing this post. I have put it off for a few months because I don't even know how to describe how I feel. My oldest brother, David, made the decision to get baptized into the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on December 10th,…

It feels like centuries since I have last blogged. I took a break for a variety of reasons. First being that I was just too busy. I was blown away with the amount of time people have with their lives that they can blog. Then I realized that it was a bit of a priority thing. I'm currently worki…

Most called her, "Mary." But I called her Grandma. I always thought of her as my Grandma. It's not that she was a replacement of Grandma Joan, but it's more of the way I felt about her. She was my Grandma. She was perfect. She was one of the sweetest, patient, giving, and most hu…

Can I talk about holding hands for just a minute? About a week before Mr. Schroeder and I got married, we had an interview with our Stake President. For those of you who aren't LDS, if you're getting a temple marriage, you meet with your Stake President to determine your worthiness in orde…

The summer is THE BEST. I once tweeted about how much I miss summer and a girl wrote back saying, "Once summer comes, you're going to want it to be Fall. Just be happy." But guess what, folks? I DON'T want it to be Fall and I DON'T want summer to end! As I've mentioned be…

The first thing that ever drew me into Mr. Schroeder was the immense love and care he had for his mother. He is always so ridiculously sweet to her. He holds her hand when he talks to her, he's always hugging her hello and goodbye, and gets teary eyed when we talk in detail about her. As goes …

There's something magical about Bear Lake Not only is the water Bahama blue, but it's so peaceful. My parents recently finished their lake house there. The only major thing left is furniture. Mr. Schroeder and I paid the lake house a visit last weekend and it was absolutely beautiful. I co…

I wrote about my little nephew that was born 10 weeks early here. And I have to update, because I have lovely lovely people asking me about him. Easton is doing AWESOME! He's gained weight, learned to breathe on his own, suck, and swallow. It's so exciting and a super miracle. My sister go…

I have always wanted to witness a miracle. To me, miracles are super enchanting. I've experienced countless miracles in the 21 years of my life. This past week has been rather emotionally exhausting, but I witnessed another major miracle. My sister, Rachel, was pregnant with her first child an…

I need to write about my dad. Like pronto. This man is so amazing. It was his birthday on the 13th and I had a crazy busy day. After volunteering with the city, I went over to my parents house and we celebrated with cake. I just wanted to write a little paragraph to say Happy Birthday to my dad! If…