Thursday, January 31, 2013

New Beginnings...Stand in Holy Places

Our two wards had New Beginnings together last night, and it was so awesome.  I just had to share it with you.  I volunteered to come up with the "theme" for the evening, but I must confess:...
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Saturday, January 26, 2013

The Most Correct of Any Book on Earth

I've been studying truth this month.  It seems like every time I turn around I'm being taught yet another important nuance of what it means to tell the truth, how to discern truth, and where...
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Friday, January 18, 2013

To Tell the Truth

Earlier this month, I read about Heather at Women in the Scriptures' new "Mom's Missionary Training Center" that she is doing with her kids this year.  I read her post about Teaching Kids...
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Monday, January 14, 2013

Here's my address...so write me, baby.

I really appreciate the good teachers that I had when I was growing up.  One of them, my kindergarten teacher, and I recently started exchanging letters. The funny thing is that, although...
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?

I have always been a Maria fan. We love "The Sound of Music." And when I was in fourth grade I was cast as Maria in our school's music program. What a thrill. I enjoyed memorizing the...
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Friday, January 4, 2013

It takes a heap o' livin' in a house t' make it home.

I received this poem in the mail today.  My mother-in-law made a copy and sent it to us with a sweet note.  I love poetry.  And this poem speaks all the thoughts of my heart as of...
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Thursday, January 3, 2013

Creating Beauty Is Its Own Reward

The last eight weeks has been a bit of a whirlwind for our family. We had a baby.  Blessed our baby.  Celebrated Christmas. Built an igloo. Made arrangements to buy a new house. Put...
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