Forgiveness; It’s About Time

For the past 13 months this post has been stirring in my heart. I actually went to post it on one of my other blogs nearly a year ago, and it just didn't feel right. I have considered sending it in to the Ensign. I have thought it should be a letter to a few specific...

Living in “the Mission Field”

I have always lived well outside the Western U.S. where there are church building in every neighborhood. I have heard Church members refer to anywhere outside Utah as “the mission field.” Many years ago, when I lived in another ward, I had a conversation...

Saving Peeps

This post brought to you by Walgreens. All opinions are 100% mine. Given the number of times Walgreens has saved our backsides, I should have learned my lesson. But I didn't. I can't even count the number of times I've had an emergency resolved by the local Walgreens...

A Matter of Integrity – Maybe

Long story, short. I was trying out for a job at a school and it went great…right up until I pulled out of my parking spot and “rubbed bumpers” with a parked car. And not just any car. The principal's car. Calgon, take me away. Thankfully, there wasn't any...

Sugar Induced Coma

What just happened? I found myself sitting on top of the kitchen counter waist deep in candy wrappers. Suddenly, the reality of what I had done came crashing down: I raided my kids' Halloween candy bags. All three of them. The only remaining treats at the bottom were...

The Teenage Brain

We have a legacy story in our house that I like to tell as often as possible. It goes like this: When children are young they have baby teeth. When they are about six the baby teeth start to fall out and, eventually—with a great deal of variation depending on the...