While working on my newspaper articles I overheard my eight year old say, “Only kill the ……. guys!” The ……. was either white or black, I couldn’t quite understand everything he was yelling. I began to listen closely to find out if he said, “Only kill the black guys!” Concern crossed my face as I… Read More Prejudices
Faith – we all have faith in something. Faith in God. Faith in Evolution. Faith in a friend’s companionship. Faith in our love with our spouse. Faith in a teacher’s knowledge. Faith in a doctor’s diagnosis and treatment. Faith in there being a tomorrow. Faith that the earth will keep turning. Faith is the substance… Read More What do you have faith in?
Stressed out. Wore out. Too much stuff. That is me today. We are getting ready to go to the next campground. It is so exciting to move on to a new place, new adventures, and Cable TV! But, we are sorting our belongings before we head out. Yikes! Sometimes I wish we had a huge… Read More Too Much Stuff – Not Enough Time
I recently bought a new camera. I picked it up at the store and went directly to Zion National Park. The views are incredible and inspiring. Pictures of any scenery there are stunning. Later, when we got back to the cabin we are renting, we gathered around my computer to see how the pictures would… Read More Leaving our Fingerprint
Overcoming the lack of Intimacy in a marriage. (Photo taken at Gates Pass near Tucson, Arizona. It is my oldest son up there!) Taking care of an ill spouse is extremely difficult. I believe that what the bible says about when a husband and wife get married they become one. So when one half of… Read More Caretaker – What about Intimacy?
Do you ever get down on the floor and play silly with your kids? What about running in circles around the table for no good reason with your two year old in the lead? I played a game of scrabble with my kids and put the craziest words on the board. Laugh. Have fun.… Read More Let Loose, Laugh, and Have Fun
Our family standing on Fish Lake in the high mountains of Utah. Do you ever feel like you need to get wild and crazy? Have the worries and cares of the world got you in a strangle hold? Are the stresses of life bogging you down? Get feisty. Get wild. Laugh. Love. Live. Since I… Read More Get Wild and Crazy
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
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
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 