Every industry seems to have retreats and/or training sessions where people learn how to do their jobs better. Motherhood is one of the most important professions in the world, raising the next generation, yet training and retreats are not a part of the experience for the most part. Of course we can read books, but nothing compares to getting together with 1o0 other people in the same profession as you, learning together and from each other about how to improve. Well, Power of Moms provides this kind of training and I just went this weekend. It was at the Eyres home and it was Amazing! The Eyres started Joy School, are authors of dozens of books, travel the globe doing conferences about parenting, and just wrote another amazing book 5 Spiritual Solutions to Everyday Parenting Challenges . Since meeting Saren, who started Power of Moms and who is the eldest daughter of the Eyres, I have become hooked on learning all about this family. They are incredible and inspiring. Anyway, ple...

What a magical thing it is to not have children for a week! Trey and I walked around holding hands, eating wonderful food and doing things we couldn't do with two kids on our We went to the Mexican Riviera! Cabos San Lucas a We took surf lessons from the former Mexican Champion! Trey is a Master Body Surfer! My saint of a sister spent a week like this! I wish someone could have been there to document the craziness (Well, to help actually, but taking pictures along the way (: )

I saw this today and had to do this post ... The Clark Travels since leaving Valparaiso, Indiana a year and a month ago... View Larger Map Yes, that is over 23,000 miles - with a new baby and 2/3 year old! Not to mention the travels Trey has done without us, including New Mexico, Washington DC, The Congo and now TAIWAN! Yes, we moved to Utah, but did we really live here? Well, we won't be as of next month! We are moving back to Chicago so Trey can finish his MBA at the University of Chicago! No, it gets better though (: Over the next 3 months we will be going to Tennessee, Georgia, back to Utah, up to Calgary, over to Osoyoos, down to southern California, and then we will go to Chicago where Trey will have been for a month and a half without us. View Larger Map That my friends is over 8800 miles between now and July 20th! Dang, I've been reading all these other blogs that have such great grammar structure - I'm realizing mine isn't very good :( It's been a l...

Our dear friend Kevin Xu passed away this week from Cancer. Trey was en rout to Taiwan, hoping to make it in time to say goodbye when he passed. He is there right now with the family and visiting with all his other wonderful friends there. Candy and the 3 kids are in our thoughts and prayers right now. I can't imagine how difficult this is for them! She is strong and has and incredible amount of faith and support, so I am grateful for that. I am so glad I was able to get to know him when they came to stay with us in November. He was one of the most gentle and good men I have ever known. Having lost Judy, all I know is death of a close loved one, taken too early in life is devastating in every way. I still don't know what helps. All I can do from here is pray.

Is it bad that I am SO frustrated that my poor little girl is sick? I feel selfish in my frustration - but how far does this sacrifice and love of a Mother have to go sometimes? I have been stuck in this house for 3 days, canceling one big event after another while I clean up throw up, do laundry, and basically run around in circles trying to keep Jude entertained and away from a moody Brooklyn all day and try to prepare for events that I keep having to cancel in the end! So far I missed the mission call opening of my Mission President's daughter and good friend - She got called to MY mission and it would have been SO awesome to be there! Then yesterday I had to cancel the CTR7 Easter Party I had planned and had 5 dozen eggs in my fridge and tons of candy and balloons for and now today I couldn't go to my POWER OF MOMS retreat! I had been looking forward to it for literally 3 months and then last minute couldn't go! On top of it all, I haven't been able to work out ...