Recharge
This past week, I've felt the urge and need to recharge in my goals, in my life and in who I am due to living my life on autopilot. In a Slump I think for the most part, It's been more of the fact that I've become a little too comfortable in being in such a routine...
Pick Up the Phone- Be a Friend
This morning I was looking through some old pictures and stumbled across one that stopped me in my tracks. There, smiling at me, was my friend Sabrina. I haven't seen her picture in years. She died suddenly at a time in my life when there was such chaos that I...
How Sharing Is a Godly Attribute
Some of us are extroverts. Socially, we cannot be contained. We are the life of the party, the shakers and movers in this world. Then there are those of us who tend towards being introverts. We like our privacy. We don’t like being in the public spotlight, and we...
Family Movie Night: Finding Nemo and Dory!
Anyone who knows me knows I am a diehard Pixar fan. I like all of their movies- yes all of their movies. Some more than others but I don’t think they’ve made a terrible film yet. Finding Nemo is probably my 6th or 7th favorite Pixar but it is special and incredibly...
Serve WITH Your Children
Less than a week ago, my friend Sophia’s daughter Anita had her entire summer ripped away when a drunk driver slammed into her as she walked across the road. Anita is miraculously home now. But her journey of healing is only beginning as she has to re-learn how to...
Health Benefits of Honey
**Disclaimer** While the word of wisdom gives us basic guidelines for health, it leaves the interpretation of those guideline up to the individual members. This blog is not intended to replace your medical professional or the divine revelation of the Word of Wisdom,...
What Do You Want to Know? God will Answer
If you had a chance to sit and talk to God one-on-one uninterrupted, what would you ask Him? What would you want to talk about? Several recent chats with some church members have indicated some desired conversations with God. For example: I miss my loved ones. How are...
The Secret to Teaching Primary
This article was previously published on Latterdaysaintwoman.com People sometimes ask how I end up with so many moving moments in my Primary classes–or so many humorous ones. I’m not a talented Primary teacher, but I am an experienced one and I’ve learned some things...
In my Grandpa’s Eyes
The creases in his face, and hunch in his back hinted at the frailty of his worn body. But the distance that his lips stretched to form his wide smile, which he so often radiated, illustrated the vivid spirit that was still so alive in him. His rough, gentle hands...
It’s Just Lunch
Blue eyes … now green eyes. 19 inches long … now almost 6’5” Loved to curl up in my lap with his blankie … now his arms wrap around me. Deeply honest … brilliant violinist … FUNNY—even when there should be repercussions, able to make me laugh … loves large cookies n’...
Family Movie Night: TMNT
It’s kind of a funny world we live in where if you mentioned the names- Donatello, Leonardo, Rafael and Michelangelo people don’t think of famous artists but of mutant turtles who are skilled in ninja. That’s right The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are probably one of...
You Are Part of a Magnificent Masterpiece
I leaned over the railing, awestruck by the gorgeous vista filling every bit of my periphery. I’d heard of Waimea Canyon, aka Hawaii’s Grand Canyon, but it was even more beautiful and vibrant than I had imagined. And my vantage point was spectacular. The sky’s deep...
Protecting Ourselves and Our Environment
**Disclaimer** While the word of wisdom gives us basic guidelines for health, it leaves the interpretation of those guideline up to the individual members. This blog is not intended to replace your medical professional or the divine revelation of the Word of Wisdom,...
Opportunity
We got a new car today and at the end of the 4 hours my Down syndrome son and I spent with the salesman he pulled me aside and said that he had enjoyed seeing my son’s personality shine through, attributing it to the way my husband (who came in at the 2 hour mark) and...
Finding Happiness
The other night I was looking for a movie to watch before bed with the intention of eventually falling asleep to it. I picked the movie, "The Pursuit Of Happyness." One AM came rolling around and the thoughts of falling asleep turned into the determination to finish...
Remembering my Dad
Many years ago, my wife and I purchased a video tape recorder. This was a brand new technology at the time, and the particular device we had chosen fit an entire VHS cassette and looked something like a news camera. Though it was massive when compared to the little,...
Our Need to be Tolerant
It is politically correct to say we are tolerant. Even if it wasn’t “PC” we would look better socially if we claimed to be tolerant. Lately, I have had several instances where differences in thought and behavior have led me to believe that I may not be as tolerant as...
Family Movie Night: Beautician and the Beast
Everyone has those guilty pleasure movies. Films you know aren’t ‘good’ but you still enjoy watching. Today’s suggestion for Family Movie Night is one of my guilty pleasure films, so I suppose it is a bit of a risk to recommend to all of you. I don’t know if you will...
Scars
Last weekend, four of my younger sisters came out for a visit and we spent a day touring New York City. We sang Broadway songs the entire drive up to NYC, and seeing a show on Broadway was an absolute must on our to-do list in NYC! We unanimously chose Phantom of the...
The Law of the Harvest- in Gardening
**Disclaimer** While the word of wisdom gives us basic guidelines for health, it leaves the interpretation of those guideline up to the individual members. This blog is not intended to replace your medical professional or the divine revelation of the Word of Wisdom,...
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