I find myself being negative this time of the year. The snow is still hanging around—black and dirty. The grass is dead and there’s a definite chill in the air. What I need is a good shot of positive energy. I look around me again. This time I see crocuses and tulips beginning to push… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Life Lessons
Regrets
President Uchtdorf’s recent General Conference talk on regrets brought to mind the memory of a dear cousin that committed suicide several years ago. We lived next door to each other growing up. We played dolls, had ice cream parties in the back yard, read the same books, and had sleep-overs. As we grew up, our… Continue Reading
The Best Phone Call I Ever Got
“Thank you for being so mean.” That’s how it started out. The best phone call I ever got. When my oldest daughter was in her last year of college, she called home one day. It went like this: Daughter: Thanks, Mom, for being so mean and making us do all those chores. Now I understand… Continue Reading
The Parable of the Currant Bush
Some times in life things don’t seem to go the way we want. We try as hard as we can and yet sometimes opportunities are denied and disappointments occur. We feel like a currant bush that has been severely and painfully pruned. The Master Gardener has a plan for us. While it is sometimes… Continue Reading
The Seasons Change–In Nature and In Life
Summer is at its end. I got up this morning and saw numbers on my thermometer that I haven’t seen in quite a while. It made me wonder, momentarily anyway, if I knew where my fuzzy slippers were. As a California girl, the end of summer always makes me a little sad. Despite more… Continue Reading
Finding Joy in the Journey
Today is President Thomas S. Monson’s 85th birthday. In honor of his birthday, I am sharing an excerpt from one of my very favorite addresses by President Monson. If you want to read the complete text of his address, it’s “Finding Joy in the Journey.” In this address he talks about how many years it… Continue Reading
Back to School: Quiet Time
It’s quiet here. No TV, no computer games, no one rummaging through the refrigerator. It’s almost too quiet. Even the critters are quiet this morning. It’s almost as if they know something has changed. It has. It’s the first day of school. No more sleeping late, no more lazy breakfasts, no more lying around all… 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
Hiking through the Journey of Life
It is often said that life is a journey. Sometimes that journey seems like a plane trip. You hop on, sit back and relax and, before you know it you’ve arrived somewhere great. Other times it’s more like a road trip—by turns fun and tedious, depending on the countryside you’re traveling through and the people… Continue Reading
Heading for the Hills–Girls Camp!
It’s time to go to camp! Today is Girls Camp. Five leaders and 20 young women will load up their gear and head for the mountains. I love camp. I think it’s the best part of the best calling in the church. It’s true I may be certifiable, but I am definitely camp certified. This… Continue Reading