Monday, February 9, 2026

November



Dad left Halloween night to go spend the weekend with Jon and go fishing! 





November 1

Wrapping up the season with good friends, family, and a community full of creativity. 🍂🎃
Thanks to everyone who made the Scarecrow Walk such a fun local tradition!
Here’s to community traditions that bring us closer every year.





Nov 2

I especially love Sundays because I get to talk to my sweet Kika, serving across the ocean. ♥️♥️♥️

#madnesswiththemerrillbudz #family #ilovesundays






November 6

I love seeing all the talents and everything happening at the Unified bakery! 
The sourdough is delicious! And healthy! 🤩
We have a new girl who’s learned to make gluten-free pumpkin bread from fresh pumpkin, we boil the pumpkin, sliced it up, blended it, straight from the pumpkin patch. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 everyone learning to live happier and healthier.  🙌🏼



November 7

🎄✨ Together We’re Better!
Our Special Olympics Unified team and Sweet Salvation Unified Bakery are coming together this holiday season to support Everyone Happier and Healthier non profit at the Christmas Bazaar!
Come enjoy festive treats, smiles, and the true spirit of inclusion — where every life rises and every friendship shines bright. 💫









November 10
While in Texas at our Lifevantage event, I got to meet up with Lane Palmer, 
the author that I am illustrating for on the Cowboy books.

🎨 Just a little peek into my next book illustration project!
Honored to be working with Lane Palmer from Texas, whose poetry captures the heart and soul of cowboy life. 🤠✨






November 11
Happy Veterans Day! Thank you to all our veterans🙏🏼 sending so much love and gratitude. ♥️🩵 And to their families.


November 14
I love my sister ♥️ Grateful for her sending me this inspiring quote. Sharing with others who may need it.


































November 17
What did you do this weekend with the weather cooling off? 💗🙌🏼
We dressed up and had a tea party with Grandma Merrill! 🎉 🫖 I love that we celebrated her mother, Elsie , Grandma Lawlor! She loved tea parties.
And we love celebrating family! 🙌🏼👏🏼Love you, Grandma. Thank you for a good time!🙌🏼🤗 My girls will always remember the fun time with grandma, aunts and cousins. We were sad to miss Kika and a few other cousins.













November 18

“Gratitude turns what we have into enough.”
Feeling thankful today for community, creativity, and connection. 💛










🌧️🌼 What a fun, rainy, beautiful morning at Sweet Salvation Bakery!
Today was filled with gratitude, teamwork, and muddy boots — the best kind of day. 💛
We were thrilled to welcome the amazing students from Acton Academy Snowflake (ActonSnowflake.com) for a community service project. Together, we spread rock and helped create a beautiful new picnic space beside the bakery — a spot our whole community will get to enjoy!
These young leaders showed up ready to work, serve, and make a difference. Their enthusiasm and kindness warmed the whole place, even in the rain. ☔️✨
At Sweet Salvation Bakery, inclusion and community are always rising — just like our bread. 🍞💛
We’re so grateful for everyone who pours into this mission with heart and helping hands.
Here’s to gratitude, service, and making our mountain town a little brighter together. 🌲🤝🌼
All the while baking was happening inside the bakery! 👏🏼🙌🏼🤗 come and enjoy! Join our community!





November 20
🩵🙏🏼 I need to share something heartbreaking, if you are not aware. We miss our dear friend and are praying for his family. Yeshua Loya faced incredible challenges after a car accident and recently passed away, leaving his family in deep grief. Your support can make a real difference for them during this tough time. Please consider donating or sharing the GoFundMe link to help his family with their needs. Thank you for your kindness.
We’re closing the go fund me on Friday at 8pm.






November 21
Yay!!! For getting the cast off🙏🏼🤗🙌🏼 He was soooooo excited!!! 😜 next stages of healing!
Love that he’s healing quickly because he’s so activated with collagen, NRF two and that he makes good healthy food choices!



November 22
Getting rid of inflammation has been a huge part of my children’s success and it has become my passion to help others heal too.
Dr. Sveta Silverman has been a big inspiration and support in helping my family repair our bodies/cells to help to give them the best chance to be successful through their disease and disabilities.  🩵🙏🏼
I’m so grateful I get to work with her and help others. Please reach out if you would like some support. It’s tough to suffer and have no direction. Prayers and big hugs. We can do this together.








November 24

✨ Happy 25th Anniversary, Loren! ✨
A whole quarter-century with my best friend… and somehow you still make me laugh, still make me crazy, and still make me grateful God knew exactly what He was doing when He put us together. 🙏😂
Twenty-five years of excitement, love, growth, tears, prayers, miracles, and just the right amount of chaos to keep us humble.
From raising six incredible kids to welcoming two beautiful grandchildren, we’ve lived a life that’s loud, full, blessed, and never—ever—boring.
Thank you for choosing me every day, for holding our family together, and for being proof that God sometimes answers prayers with, “Here… try THIS adventure.” 😉
Here’s to more years of love, laughter, faith, and whatever holy chaos comes our way.
I love you, always.
















November 28
Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🍁 counting our blessings
















November 30

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas 🎄♥️🙏🏼 A favorite time of year, celebrating our Savior by loving and serving others even more. ⭐️ #madnesswiththemerrillbudz #loveothers #serve #livelifeactivated #merrillsworktogetherplaytogetherstaytogether #loveyou #reachout #everyonehappierandhealthier #merrychristmas





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