Hello, friends and family. The wandering worldschoolers and homeless house-sitters are doing quite well, thank you. We have less than three weeks before leaving Nebraska. Where will we go next? South Carolina With a stop or two in between. We are extremely excited to sit a 25-acre family farm — wood stove and all — as…
Author: Kyle Morey
How a sunset inspired a purpose-driven, daddy-daughter conversation
Not long ago, my twelve-year-old daughter Casey and I took a stroll around the park to watch the sunset. It was beautiful! But what was even more impressive was Casey’s words of wisdom and stimulating questions. “Dad, do you think God put us here at this exact moment for a purpose?” asked Casey. “Yes,” I…
Crepe fete video and recipe
Will brown rice flower ruin the Morey’s weekly traditional crepe fete? Come find out. To experiment with a healthier flour, I replaced wheat or white with brown rice. It didn’t quite turn out the way I had hoped. The kids thought it took too long to cook. They were right. But, in the words of…
My chili did what?
Funny but true story. It involves the ever delightful Denielle, a pair of female missionaries, and a chilling chili contest. To tell this story, I will need to take you back to our first year together as a married couple. The year was 1997. We lived in a quaint, two-bedroom apartment with a kitchen used more for storage…
Story Story: The essential part of any journey to success
My events leading up to finishing the book Story Story I awake from a dream I remember not. I spy the alarm clock: 5:44 am. “Yikes! It’s time to get Kaelyn to seminary!” I say as I strategically bump Denielle with my hand feigning a stretch. She doesn’t budge. My turn to get up. I fetch a…
Faith is like a little seed, if planted it will grow
“But we are only eight verses away,” Neil says excitedly as we were about to conclude our family scripture study. “We have to finish it!” For the first time as a family, we are about to complete the Book of Mormon, cover to cover. Yes, we have read many times from the Book of Mormon, but…
Because of your consistency
A letter of gratitude to my parents In the early a.m. hours, following my personal scripture study, I like to review in my personal journal what I wrote that day in years past. Today, October 14, I came across a brief but thoughtful letter to my parents nine years ago today. I feel impressed to…
Wands at the ready: How to build a family farm on faith
What makes a good story good? Why are some stories, you know, the tween-turn-teen-muddles-through-life-to-discover-he’s-really-a-wizard-and-will-go-on-to-defeat-the-bad-guys kinds of stories, so powerful they sell millions of books and gets retold in another million mediums? Why do we relate so fondly to characters who seem at first blush ordinary but later discover within themselves extraordinary gifts and power? Because…
Happy birthday! I am a child of God
Lil’ Lydia’s birthday is this weekend. She turns four. Although adopted this year, Lydia has been with us now for more than half her life. She came to us in need of physical and spiritual adjustment. She now physically and spiritually blesses us. As we were watching General Conference, the organist played the prelude to…
The mind of God revealed in a weekend
My current vocabulary is not equipped with the right words to convey my joy of writing to you today. The Spirit is strong right now, and what I mean by that is I can feel the fruits of the Holy Ghost: kindness, charity, joy, righteousness, peace, a desire to do good works, a desire to…
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