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I was born and raised a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I had parents who were great examples to me and taught me to love God and Christ, love others, love myself, seek for truth, be honest and to always treat others with kindness and respect. Living the principles of the gospel has always blessed my life greatly. I know I am a much better person because of the influence and opportunities I have had as a member of the church.

This is a picture of my youngest son Lucas and I with my parents in 2015. They were leaving for a 23 month LDS service mission in Poland.

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I married my husband 26 years ago at age 17. He was 19. Together we have lived great challenges. He has enriched my life in so many ways and has patiently helped me as I have learned some of my greatest life lessons.  I love being married and am so grateful that we have had the fortitude to make it through some tremendous difficulties in our marriage. I can't imagine how different my life would be today if I had chosen to give up when things got tough. My husband is my very best friend, my caretaker and my greatest fan.
This is a picture of my husband and I on our first cruise this past fall. The most fun I have ever had in a week's time!

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I love being a mother! I have 4 sons. My two oldest sons are married and so I am now blessed with 2 beautiful girls. Three of my sons are in college and one in high school. Being a mother (even with adult children)  is tough, tiring, thankless and never ending. That being said, I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. My favorite times are when my family is together. I am very emotionally connected to my children. When they are sad, I am sad, when they are happy I am happy. Having a good relationship with my children has always been at the top of my priorities.
My cute family- Catalina Island 2017

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I have successfully ran my own licensed Child Care business for the past 15 years. I have learned so much from this experience. Working with children is super fun and super exhausting. I am the face of my business. I have to put a smile on every single day no matter what is going on in my life. I have to practice good communication skills everyday. I have had my times when it has felt overwhelming. Typically these are times when my personal life is overwhelming. With owning my own business, work is never ever over. There is always paperwork to be done, supplies to purchase, planning, trainings etc. I also have employees and so I have had to learn how to get the most out of them and keep work enjoyable. A lot to balance!
A visit from the Sandy City Fire Dept. 2017

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I am passionate about health and nutrition. That is the reason I have chosen to go back in school. I am training to be a group fitness instructor and health coach. I have always loved being active, but since I hit the magic number of 40 my desire to maintain good health and fitness has increased greatly. I consider myself a "runner" even though I have only been running for 5 years. I surprisingly placed in my very 1st 5k and realized I could run pretty fast. To this day I haven't ran in a race that I haven't placed in yet. My crowning achievement was 1st place in my age division in the Little Cottonwood Half this past summer. As much as I like to run, I would be terribly bored if that is all I did. So I take a variety of classes and love all things fitness. I love to read about running, nutrition and motivation.
My BFF and I at our first Half Marathon in 2016