Often times we reap what we sow. We wonder why this or that is happening to us. How could they? What a terrible injustice! What kind of person would say that? I can’t believe they did that! Yet, if we look back, sometimes into the not too distant past, we will find a time… Read More Reaping and Sowing – a garden of variety
I won’t even attempt to give a medical definition for menopause. There are so many great websites out there that do a much better job. (see below for the links) What I can tell you is that menopause is a natural occurring cycle in a woman’s life where her body changes from being able to get… Read More What is Menopause?
I sent this picture to my mom to show her the jeans I fit in! Hey ma! I’m size 8! After having six children my body looked like a stretched out piece of taffy. Not only did I have extra weight from each of the last children, but I also had to deal with the… Read More Hey Ma! I fit size 8 jeans!
Many people are divorced by the time they are married for 21 years. I remember telling my husband that we need to be careful and not take for granted our relationship. There are many friends and family members that have gotten a divorce around 21 years of marriage. Yet, I find that our relationship is… Read More Love Story – Love to Be Together
I can’t help but write more on Zion National Park in Utah. If you have ever been there you can understand how I could write 100 posts about the NP and still not cover it all. Recently, we had family come to visit us here in Utah. We all rented a time share in… Read More Emerald Pools at Zion National Park – a fun family hike
With the economy in the pot as well as a fiscal cliff larger than the one my children peered down at Angel’s Landing in Zion National Park, we are trying to be debt free and teach our children to be even more fiscally responsible. I get up early to write before everyone wakes up. I… Read More The Sock Fiscal Cliff
Traveling through Utah brings more sights than we have time or money for. How can a state be so full of things to do? The National Parks alone have kept us busy yet, usually some of our favorite places are the ones that are off the beaten path; places that few go to. Pando and… Read More Pando and Fish Lake in Utah – a must see!
Holidays come and go and it seems they bring a mix of memories good and bad. As a wife of a ill husband, the holidays were not easy or even inwardly joyful many years. I remember the sadness and compassion that filled my heart as I watched my husband suffer through the normally joyful days… Read More Hope for the New Year
The kids could hardly stand it – one day until Christmas. We opened up the name exchange gifts for them to enjoy before the big day – tomorrow. While the kids played and their 18 yr old sister watched them, my husband, son, and I went for our daily hike. We barely got out of… Read More Christmas Eve Winter Storm
The Lemonade Digest 