Friday and Saturday I performed with the modern dance group I dance with. Everything went really well and it was so much fun to be on stage with my little boy. He did great. One of the pieces that the adult company performed (we are all mothers) was entitled “Milk” . It was a beautiful…
I just went down to my pantry to get something for lunch and a quick count revealed that I currently have: 6 quarts of grape juice 8 quarts of grape jelly 25 quarts of apple sauce 10 quarts and 5 pints of green beans 10 quarts and 8 pints of salsa 4 quarts of tomato…
My sister-in-law climbing and my husband on belay at the bottom On Friday my husband and I broke out our rock climbing equipment and took my sister-in-law rock climbing up the canyon by our house. It had been several years since I’d been rock climbing (I’ve been pregnant for the last few summers) and it…
I don’t really like making New Year resolutions. Unless they are something I’ve already been working on I never remember to do them. They just don’t work for me. Instead my husband and I write down New Year miracles. Each New Year we write down three or four things that we’d like to see happen…
Story #1 When I was 15 I begged my parents to buy me a red wool coat. The one I wanted was expensive, really expensive, and so I used every ounce of my persuasive power to convince them that I had to have that coat or else my life would be over. My persistent pleas…
Can you guess who this baby is? I’ll give you a hint. Germany World War II Funny black mustache It is Adolf Hitler as a baby. The first time I saw this picture I was astonished. He looks cute, really cute. In fact at this point in his life he could have been just like…
My friend taught me how to knit a few months ago and since then I’ve been knitting in the evenings while my kids fall asleep. The work is repetitive, soothing and gives me lots of time for reflection. My mind wanders but mostly I’ve been thinking about my ancestors and how performing repetitive daily tasks,…
This story by a pioneer woman named Hannah Cornaby has been on my mind a lot the last few months. In her personal history Hannah wrote: “One morning having, as usual, attended to family prayer, in which, with greater significance than is often used, we asked, “Give us this day our daily bread,” and having…
I just got back from an amazing trip. It was so wonderful in so many ways. We went to Bandon, a little coastal town in Southern Oregon, for a family reunion. I’d never been to the coast and it completely stole my heart. I am insanely jealous of all of you who get to live…
For the last six months my husband and I have been reading the Harry Potter books to our kids before bedtime. Last night we finished the seventh book, and like I always do when good stories come to an end, I felt a bit sad. Ever since I was a child I have always struggled…