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Salt and Sand and Pictures
Bugging has paid off! Trevor and Dave relinquished their photos.If you enlarge this photo, you can see some of the stars. It was a gorgeous night.And the next morning, the sunrise was brilliant. See...
View ArticleHe's got me covered
When I was attending BYU, I took two New Testament courses from Camille Fronk Olsen, one of my favorite teachers. The people, places, and stories of the New Testament came alive in her class and I felt...
View ArticleThis is the hardest time I have ever had to think of this
A while ago, my old roommate Kristel sent us some marriage advice that her first-grade class had given to their teaching aid on the occasion of his marriage. I have laughed myself sick over it a few...
View ArticleHow Can I Keep from Singing?
It's been a very intense couple of weeks on the vocal front. I went to a vocal workshop last weekend that my teacher hosted and learned a lot of good things about my appearance while I sing. I had a...
View ArticleJust some thoughts
I am the ward choir director right now. I've only had the calling for the last four months, and most of that time has been spent working on Christmas music- and reworking Christmas music as people join...
View ArticleAnd now the year changes
I've always had a slightly funny feeling about New Year's resolutions. It strikes me that if there are things that require attention in my life, it shouldn't have to wait until January to do something...
View ArticleBlessings
Today I am grateful for the crisp, cool morning air on my face and the damp soil on my hands while I planted seeds in my yard.I am grateful for a safe neighborhood with fun houses to go jogging in.I am...
View ArticleA lot of different "me"s
I am rereading (for the umpteenth time) one of my favorite books- Anne of Green Gables. There is so much in Anne that I feel makes us kindred spirits and I love all the descriptive passages that L.M....
View ArticleRoll round with the year, and never stand still
Like a lot of things in my life, blogging seems to come and go in cycles. I often will think up little anecdotes and stories that I can't wait to post, but then when there's actually time to do so,...
View ArticleThere's no "try" in "triathalon"
Yesterday morning, Emily, Melanie, and I congregated with about a thousand other women at the fitness center in American Fork for their women-only sprint triathlon. After all my careful doube0checking,...
View ArticleThe satisfaction of small things
I'm rather intrigued. After years of believing that I'm a terrible runner, that the activity is loathsome, and that I would never do it unless I forced myself to, I am discovering that probably my...
View ArticleAnd many things did come to pass
One unfortunate mark that depression has left on my life is that my desire to write is substantially decreased. I'm not depressed any more, but I used to have words almost flowing out of me, as my...
View ArticleOf gardens, outdoor oases, and other such things
My garden is growing! Most of it looks beautiful, but there are a few things that will definitely be improved upon next year. Something is eating the leaves right off my beans, although the cucurbits...
View ArticleCalling me back for more
All right, one more post. I wasn't sure if I wanted to put this on the blog or not, but it's been in my thoughts a lot lately.It's been too long since I've been an adventuresome traveler. I travel a...
View ArticleUpgrading the "friend" status
The following musings have been percolating in my mind in some form or another for quite a long time, but for some reason that I can't fully explain, they have become much more focused recently....
View ArticleJust some musings
A day off! What a beautiful thing! I just spent a few happy moments weeding my yard and now my hands smell like mint. Mint is such an exuberant plant, it grows all over the place, and it smells so...
View ArticleThe pursuit of happiness
Tonight in the Relief Society session of General Conference, President Uchdorf touched on the topic of being happy now- of finding joy in what is happening in our lives at the moment, and not holding...
View ArticleThe House on Blaine and the Girls Who Lived There
I've been pondering lately, among many other things, that one of the biggest blessings I can ever have is deep, satisfying friendships with deep, satisfying people. And the interesting thing is that...
View ArticleMusic Therapy
It's been a great week. Good progress on sewing projects, an evening run to the hot tub generously shared to us by the Boys on Laurelhurst (we are the Girls on Blaine, it works quite nicely). I have...
View ArticleA stroll down memory lane
Smeels of Kenya walking past houses, when I first moved here tree with lamplight and Nauvoo secret pathway and orchard and secret places maple leaves and botany class It snowed today. First, it was...
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