The Interview
It was a particularly difficult time in my life. I had recently lost my job and was fully engaged in a career search. To be perfectly honest, recently is probably a misnomer. As I remember, the interview took place up in Woods Cross, which was a fair distance from my...
Discipleship—Now Is the Time
At the conclusion of April 2017 General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I did what I always do at the end of General Conference—I sat down to think about the general theme that seemed to run through the whole conference. It was clear to...
Homeschool Adventure Begins
My adventure in Autism took an unexpected sharp turn recently. It became clear that my son needed to be homeschooled. That's a huge change! Every homeschool mom deserves a medal — not including me because I am not doing it right yet. But I'm trying. You see,...
Are You Enjoying Your Own Spring Yet?
The air is fresh, the sun is out, there’s a light breeze that’s just the right temperature. Greens are greener. Pinks, yellows, and reds are brighter. It must be spring again – a time when so many things take the chance to start over. When I saw the following...
A New Normal
When does the pain stop when your missionary leaves home? I think everyone has a different response to their missionary leaving home. Some parents are so thankful that their child is able to serve a mission that there are only tears of grateful joy at parting....
Helping Others Get What They Want
It's 2:37am. I did something I rarely do. I woke up when our dog woke up Anthony to go outside. (In this household, I'm the “parent” that typically sleeps through everything.) Then I couldn't go back to sleep because I started thinking about the book I was...
My Mormon Experience at the Philadelphia Baha’i Center
So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth. ~Bahᾱ’u’llᾱh A warm, welcome awaited the Philadelphia Interfaith Visionary Women’s Council in the beautiful Baha’i Center. The meeting of our differing faiths would have pleased the...
The Miracle
I wouldn’t really call myself a handyman. Sure, I change the furnace filter and fix the occasional plumbing problems around the house, but my know-how and expertise is somewhat limited in this area. Yet, on occasion there comes along a job that has to be done. Such...
The Day after Easter: Christianity All Year
It’s the day after Easter–what are you doing to take the lessons learned into your everyday life?
Easter Morning Awe
The stories of Easter and the Holy Week reassure us we can be forgiven of our sins.
The Joy and Wonder of Easter
Each Easter as I study about and ponder that first Easter morning and the resurrection of Jesus Christ, I’m filled with joy and wonder. The knowledge of resurrection is both comforting and empowering. I take comfort in knowing that we will all be resurrected and made whole. There will be no pain, nor suffering. Our imperfect bodies will be perfected.
My Mormon Experience at a Jewish Passover Seder
“It is helpful to have new people at a Seder. It reminds us to explain things and to be more thoughtful in what we are doing.” ~Natalie Katz, my hostess for Passover Seder As a Mormon, I honor those of the Jewish faith. I admire their history and the tenements...
Man Up
This has been amazing. I trod a path this week that I have anticipated yet dreaded my whole life. More on that later. One thing I have learned through the process—the importance of good examples. We all have them. Stalwart, brave, and courageous men who provide...
Where Love Is…My Easter Experience
Patty’s focus on the Savior’s message changed the entire experience of Easter for her.
Church Reactivation and Social Media
My generation was all about privacy. With the advent of social media, things have drastically changed. Many people, particularly those who have grown up with social media, are putting their lives totally on public display. This brings transparency to...
Finding Christ in this Year’s Easter Egg Hunt
While planning Easter dinner and filling baskets, remember to find a place for Jesus Christ in your Easter celebration this year.
It’s Inside Me
I loved Disney's recent film, Moana. I liked it for many reasons, some of which include a fairly accurate depiction of Polynesian culture, great music, a strong female character, no evil patriarchy, no romantic love story (it wasn't noticed that it was missing, nor...
Eggsellent Easter Missionary Package
Every year, our family has a traditional Easter egg hunt with a twist. The plastic eggs when opened each contain a small token reminding us of some aspect of Jesus Christ’s agony in Gethsemane, His death on the cross, and His miraculous overcoming of death. ...
One By One
Perhaps this will be the most significant article I will ever write…perhaps. I think we all feel like our parents’ favorite. I hope you do. Everyone deserves to be cherished and loved. Each one of us is worthy of such devotion. It has been my good...
Blessings of Scripture Study
Over the past few years the entertainment world has been very confusing. What some critics (ie. movies/books) have exalted as great works in entertainment seemed undeniably repulsive or violent to any God-fearing person. Then those books and movies which were so...