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I'm Tas - Wifey, mama of three, french fry addict, and obsessed with making things beautiful and people happy.

Gardner Lane is about cherishing the past and looking to the future.

I illustrate your memories and goals so that you can have something to look at and hold, filling you with a connection to those memories and goals that you wouldn't have otherwise.

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My grampa was the first person I really knew who p

My grampa was the first person I really knew who passed away.

It was hard! Harder than I expected.

My sister-in-law (who lived next door to him) texted my family telling us he and gramma were on the way to the hospital after he had passed out with a terrible headache.

The next text only a couple hours later was something along the lines of, "he's not going to make it, come say your goodbyes."

I moved away from home when Brock and I got married, so my "good-bye" was a facetime in a hospital room to an unconscious Grampa.

He passed away early the next morning.

Losing him was weird. I know beyond any kind of doubt that I will see him again.

I know with a surety, that after a sweet family reunion in Heaven, my grampa was put right to work serving on the other side.

I wasn't sad that he was dead. I knew it was just another phase in our existence.

But I was sad that for the rest of *my* life here on Earth, he wasn't going to be a part of it. And that was not an idea that I liked.

Sharing stories and memories of him with my close and extended family the weeks that followed, helped me feel peace again. It helped me know a little more about grampa. And it helped me heal.

Connecting with those on the other side, sharing stories, learning about them, all of those "family history" things we tend to avoid, can HEAL.

All kinds of wounds. Whether it's about losing someone or not, turning our hearts to our fathers can bring peace and healing.

So what are you going to do to find that peace and healing?

Indianapolis, Indiana. 64/100 So. My count is cou

Indianapolis, Indiana. 64/100

So. My count is counting 100, but I’m just a few temples away from completing all operating temples in the USA. And I’m not gonna lie to you, I’m super excited about that!

In other exciting news, my parents were able to go to the temple this week! I’m so happy for them! Who else has been able to go since things are opening back up??

Anyone pop on @familysearch recently and see this

Anyone pop on @familysearch recently and see this little button? (Ok, in real life, it's pink and purple - top right hand corner!)?

I tried it out when I saw it and it was super easy! Here's the lowdown:

A lot of PLACES are mislabeled by innocent people like me. We just don't put them in there the STANDARD way (City, county, state, country - with proper commas and spaces). So they aren't in the database correctly.

This new little project is just standardizing the places. Some are pretty simple, they just missed the country, or there aren't enough spaces. So you can easily see how to correct it.

Family Search provides options and also shows you other Places that are listed in the particular Person's life events to help you figure it out. You can skip any you don't know.

All in all, it's a very simple, quick way to help move the work along! Try it out, let me know what you think!

Payson, Utah. 63/100 If you haven’t noticed, I

Payson, Utah. 63/100

If you haven’t noticed, I went back to the water color backgrounds.

That’s the thing about art. You can change things, progress, learn new skills, try things out.

But if you’re not feeling it, go back to what works! There is nothing wrong with sticking with something if you love it - wether that means loving the process or the finished look!

It’s also the beautiful thing about life. We’re always trying to learn and do new things. But if you feel like something it’s t quite right, go back to what you know and feel it out again.

Sometimes what we think we’re missing is just knowing that something else *isn’t* the right thing.

I love this quote from Elder Uchtdorf. God didn't

I love this quote from Elder Uchtdorf. God didn't place you on earth alone, we all need each other.

The crazy thing is, not just the people living need us. God will use you to make the lives of those who passed through the veil better, too.

What can you do today to move the work forward? There are small steps and big steps, it's your choice.

But it IS up to you.

Questions? Don't know where to start? Ask! I'm happy to help you.

Phoenix, Arizona. 62/100 Being from Arizona, I ha

Phoenix, Arizona. 62/100

Being from Arizona, I have surprisingly never been to the Phoenix temple! I know, right? Weird.

Growing up it was only Mesa, and then came Snowflake (I still remember the open house and my first dedication). But it was really too far to attend regularly.

And now, Arizona has 6! It’s amazing to watch the progress of the Lord’s work progress no matter else may be happening in the world around us.

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