2023 Stittstrup Family Blog
39 Lessons from a First-Time Mom as She Turns 39
Earlier this year, a little baby was born, and along with the baby was an introduction to motherhood for me.
38 Lessons From My First Year of Marriage at age 38
Steve and I have been married a year and a month (and some change) and we have some lessons to share.
Recollections of a wedding: one year later
Steve and I have been married a year. Woot. Woot. While looking back on events can paint a different picture than what may or may not have actually happened, I thought it would be fun to share some of my recollections of our wedding day, with a one-year-of-marriage perspective on them. Also, TL;DR for reals. […]
2022 Books in Review: Relationships, Faith, Fun
The books this year were heavily influenced by two factors: 1) dating and getting married 2) signing up for a free 30-day use of the Deseret Bookshelf app for something I needed for work and then forgetting to cancel said year-long membership.
2022 StittStrup (Stitt & Meilstrup) Christmas Blog
A few days after Thanksgiving, they started arriving. A thing I cherish most dearly and love to adorn my walls with. My shrine. The Christmas cards. Also a few days after Thanksgiving, I started to wonder if this was something I should do, too. But a huge thanks to my 2020 self who already set […]
Baptism in a Pool and other such stories
Our covenant experiences may not always be what we imagine or expect. They may be different than what others experience.
And our covenant journey—the path we are on that leads us home—is not exactly easy.
But the power and blessing of the covenants we make are what I find to be real and enduring.
37 Reasons it’s a Miracle I’m Married at age 37
I know I didn’t have to write this. And this year is different after all. For the newbies, this all started when I turned 30 and was still single and was tired of answering the oft-repeated, “I just don’t understand why you’re still single.” Because I knew why. Even though there was no reason why. […]