Learning From My Tomato Plant
When I look back on this summer, I will remember our sweet cherry tomato plant and the delight it brought to my soul. It lives in a pot on the…
Author Archives: Emily Layton
Emily Layton
Emily Layton calls Ohio home. She delights in fireflies, autumn leaves, campfires, waterfalls, and M&Ms. The joy is doubled if she can enjoy any of these things barefoot or with family or friends. She is the mother of five, with two daughters-in-law and one darling granddaughter. Emily loves learning, growing, and seeking truth and recently started a podcast and coaching business to connect women of faith called Grow in the Light. She received a masters degree from Brigham Young University in Marriage and Family Studies, has published many articles as a qualitative scholar, and is a contributing author for the American Families of Faith Project.
Recent Posts by Emily Layton:
Choosing Joy When Life Doesn’t Feel Like “Happily Ever After”
Lead Photo Credit: Yuri via Pixaby Tonight the warm summer evening embraced me as I sat alone outside watching for fireflies. Delightfully startled by the first yellow blink, I watched…
Currents July 2023
As I write this, I am sitting out on my covered patio listening to the thunder roll, watching the rain fall, and breathing deeply the rejuvenating smell of a summer…
Reclaiming our Power to Choose by Escaping the Low Brain
Lead Photo by David Matos on Unsplash I’ve always been fascinated about the human brain and why we do what we do. Recently, I have been delving into studying more…
Developing Interdependence
I’m a grandma now. That means I once again get to delight in developmental milestones of a little one, but this time I also get the joy of watching my…
The Power of Womanhood and the Law of Witnesses
Recently I was reading the book “I Am Malala.” It is the memoir of a young woman who was shot by militants for advocating for the rights of girls in…
New Traditions of Connection After Divorce
(Lead photo credit: Benjamin Manley via Unsplash) In the northern hemisphere, winter is giving way to spring. With more light and warmth, new life is emerging, ushering in a new…
Helping Light Win Over Darkness: Big Ocean Women Impact in Ukraine
In late February 2022, the eyes and the hearts of the world were all focused on Ukraine. Missile and artillery attacks in major cities led hundreds of thousands to leave…
Our Cracks Make Us Real
Belonging. A core yearning of the human soul. In 2008, while researching for my graduate studies, I learned about Self-Determination Theory. Edward Deci and Richard Ryan explain that one of…
Houston Cottage Spotlight
Houston, Texas is the fourth most populous city in the United States of America and is known as the world capital of space exploration. In April of 1970, astronaut Jim…
Growing Sibling Power
It’s a common adage that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. While the whole of the family indeed makes a great contribution to human lives, the…