The Oprah Trap

Although she never said it out loud, I could tell my mother did not approve of soap operas. I suppose she didn’t want to denigrate most of the other moms I knew who watched them, you know, while ironing and doing laundry…really slowly. Still, there was this...

The Hau’ula 4th Ward

Had it not been for the time change, I would have heard more griping about an 8:00 am Sacrament Meeting. But since we were still all about four hours ahead of ourselves, it seemed like a leisurely morning. The set up of the chapel, hymns-sung-a-tad-too-slow, the order...

The Abundant Life

I spent the morning on Hau’ula Beach. Running (a term I always use very loosely) as far as I could go, from one rock outcropping to the other, I thought of all the people in the world who have never witnessed such an idyllic scene. The waves crashing, the air...

Free MP3 Player for Father’s Day

If you’ve never been in a Hammacher Schlemmer, it has more than just a Yiddishish name going for it. It’s kind of a cool, gadget store. The perfect place to buy something for your husband or your dad for Father’s Day. It’s got stuff you never...