It’s officially music season at my house. I’ve raised a houseful of music lovers and Number 4 has just started her turn at high school band. I was reflecting with my husband today and we calculated that, by the time this one finishes high school, we will have been band parents for nearly 20 years.… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Creativity
Are you “Born Brave”? CD Review and Give Away
Born Brave is the title and the title track of artist Katherine Nelson’s third CD. Born Brave is one of those songs that just makes you not only want to sing along–all bold and loud even when you’re like me and can’t carry a tune in a bucket–but to get up and dance as well.… Continue Reading
You Don’t Know You’re Beautiful–Inspirational Videos
It’s Friday and summer and that means we need a fun break. So today, I’m sharing a few fun and inspirational videos that I’ve found from great people who’ve sent me their favorites and that I’ve found surfing around on the web. You Don’t Know You’re Beautiful The boys of Mesa Arizona Citrus Heights… Continue Reading
7 Tips to Help you Take Better Photos
Summer is here and that means vacation. Today I’m flying off to Florida to spend a week with my Disney Princess. Whether you’re planning an exotic vacation or a backyard staycation, there’s always something worth photographing when you’re having fun. With the advent of digital photography, more people than ever are taking more photos than… Continue Reading
A trip to Nunn for Family and Fun
This month is Aunt D’s birthday (she tells us she’s on her third go-round of her 30s) so we took the kids and trekked up to Nunn for a visit and dinner at the Golden Corral in Greeley. It’s become a family tradition that we always take her to eat at the Golden Corral in… Continue Reading
In Tune
I got my piano tuned last week. I know; you’re thinking big deal. Pianos everywhere get tuned. Well, it was a big deal. My piano was last tuned about 1998. No, that’s not a typo. Not only has my piano gone un-tuned since the last millennium, it was moved from California to new Mexico in… Continue Reading
Views of Motherhood
Sunday is Mother’s Day. In the past, we’ve shared various essays and thoughts from different Mollies on the ups and downs on Mother’s Day. For some it is a hard day they’d rather skip and for some it is a wonderful day of joy, celebration and reflection. And for others still it falls somewhere in… Continue Reading
In Praise of School Music
I am a band geek. I’ve been a band geek since the ninth grade. I played the flute in the Granite Hills High School band. Most of my fondest high school memories involve band (most of the rest involve the school newspaper–probably no surprise there, but this is about music). Most of the friends from… Continue Reading
The Kiss of the Sun. . .
This verse is from a sign that sits in what will soon be my garden. I wish this was my garden–some day, maybe. The sign came from my grandmother’s garden. I’d like to be like her. She could make anything grow. I’m not so good. But I think I inherited that love of gardening and… Continue Reading
The Holiest Holiday of Christianity
Today is Good Friday and marks the beginning of Easter celebrations around the world. While as a Mormon, we don’t have any special church services or rituals to observe Good Friday (which always puzzled me as a child, but that’s another story), I do spend time in reflection on this day, thinking of Christ and… Continue Reading